The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed Delhi International Airport head of cargo, Sanjiv Edward, as its chairman, and Jan de Rijk Logistics chief executive officer, Sebastiaan Scholte, as vice chairman.

Edward and Scholte will take over from chairman, Oliver Evans, and vice chairman, Enno Osinga. The chairman and vice chairman are elected by the TIACA board for two year terms. They are standing down at the TIACA annual general meeting in Miami (US) on 21 May. Evans is Swiss International Airlines chief cargo officer and Osinga is senior vice president for cargo at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Both are retiring in September. 

Edward says: “I am delighted to be taking up this position.” Scholte says: “TIACA has a vital role to play representing all sectors of the air cargo supply chain.”

The next TIACA air cargo professional development workshop is to take place in Cologne (Germany) from 22 to 24 June 2015.