Eric Born to stay at Swissport for another year
Eric Born and HNA Group have agreed to extend Born’s contract as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Swissport International until 31 December 2019. He has been serving as president and CEO of the ground handling and air cargo service provider since August 2015. HNA Group CEO, Adam Tan says: “Given Eric’s outstanding leadership, […]
HNA Group plans for business after Wang Jian’s death

Following the death of co-founder and chairman Wang Jian, HNA Group’s management have promised to continue with the company’s strategy and operations. Wang died on a business trip to France, when he reportedly fell up to 15 metres from a wall while taking a picture during a sight seeing tour. Local police in the village […]
HNA Group chairman, Wang Jian dies in accident in France

HNA Group co-founder and chairman, Wang Jian has died aged 57 in an accident while on a business trip to France. He was in Provence, France where is reported to have had a fall, and despite receiving medical treatment did not recover. The group’s board and management team, led by co-founder and chairman, Chen Feng […]
Eric Born to step down as Swissport president and CEO
Eric Born will step down as Group president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Swissport International at the end of December 2018. He has been in his role since August 2015, and Swissport says a successor will be announced in due course, and in the meantime Born will continue to perform his duties as group […]
HNA Group and Temasek to explore logistics opportunities
HNA Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore based investment company, Temasek to explore opportunities in aviation and logistics, and airport infrastructure. Temasek president and chief executive officer, Chia Song Hwee says: “Temasek is a long term commercial investor. We are keen to explore investments which support longer term trends for a better, […]
HNA completes Swissport takeover

HNA Group has completed its acquisition of Swissport from PAI Partners, making the Swiss handling agent a stand-alone business in HNA. HNA Group president, Adam Tan says: “We welcome Swissport’s customers and employees into partnership with the HNA Group … It complements HNA’s existing activities including aviation, airport management, logistics, tourism, real estate and financial […]