Panalpina has made a double appointed, promoting Andy Weber to the position of COO while Ralf Morawietz will assume the position of chief information officer.
Weber replaces Rod Angwin, who is to leave the company for personal reasons.
Weber brings with him 30 years’ experience in the freight forwarding sector. He started his career with Panalpina and re-joined the company in January 2015 as global head of operations.
Source: logisticsmanager.com
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