The postal sector in the information society – Paul DONOHOE – Universal Postal Union
The postal sector in the information society – Paul DONOHOE – Universal Postal Union
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SAS Cargo hires Knudsen as vice president
Nile Pries Knudsen, director of freight for DHL since 2001, has been hired by SAS Cargo as vice president and head of global sales, the company announced earlier this month. Knudsen, 46, will lead SAS Cargo’s 160-member sales staff, which has representatives in North America, Europe and Asia. His past experience includes positions at A.P. Moller Maersk Group, Hangartner, J.F. Hildebrand and DHL Express. During that time, Knudsen held leading positions, including watching over DHL’s land-based transportation network in Europe.
Knudsen said he joins the company as it continues efforts to increase cargo capacity through agreements with other airline-cargo companies.
“The sales side has big ambitions,” he stated.
The move comes nine months after SAS Cargo refocused its energies toward sales by removing air-cargo handling operations from its direct control. The company outsourced those duties to Total Airport Services at its Newark, N.J., branch and created a new subsidiary for its Scandinavian market. SAS Cargo owns 100 percent of the new subsidiary, Sprint Air Cargo Handling Group AB.
SAS Cargo also has inked several agreements in recent years that allow it to access other airlines’ cargo inventory. The latest move came last July when SAS Group made a deal with Spanair.
Read MoreFedEx Corp. Board Declares Quarterly Dividend
The Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of USD 0.09 per share on FedEx Corporation common stock. The dividend is payable April 2, 2007 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2007.
Read MoreUPS extends NASCAR sponsorship
UPS announced it had signed a new five-year agreement with NASCAR to continue as the official express delivery company of the sport through the 2011 racing season.
The exclusive “Official Delivery Company” partnership extends a highly successful union dating back to UPS’s initial entry into the sport in 2000. As part of the deal, UPS will continue providing its popular Trackside Services to the industry at all NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races as well as logistics, freight and supply chain services.
Today, UPS serves as the delivery company to approximately 99 percent of the more than 1,000 NASCAR family businesses, race teams, race tracks, NASCAR business units, other NASCAR sponsors and suppliers. That represents a 55% increase in racing customers since UPS entered the sport.
UPS’s decision to extend its relationship with NASCAR follows the company’s decision in 2006 to move its team sponsorship with Dale Jarrett to the new #44 Toyota Camry, which debuts at the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18.
UPS maintains six individual track sponsorships, including Bristol Motor Speedway, California Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Richmond International Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway.
DHL selects Matt Daniels to drive growth in Kuwait
DHL has announced the appointment of Matt Daniels as the new General Manager for the company’s business in Kuwait. The move consolidates DHL’s position as market leader in the Middle East, where the company has been offering world-class express logistics services to customers for 30 years.
Daniels started his career with DHL Express back in 1997 and during his time with DHL has held a variety of Commercial and General Management positions within the Middle East including Territory Manager, Sales Manager, Country Manager, Head of Human Resources and now as General Manager. Phil Couchman, Regional Director for DHL Middle East said: “Matt has a decade of experience with DHL in the region and his market knowledge will help to drive our Kuwait operations significantly.”
Matt holds an associate Diploma in Marketing and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources. Coming from a solid commercial background, Matt had previously been fundamental in leading change management within several large organisations and is known to be an enthusiastic and dynamic leader with strong business acumen.
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