PostNord has announced that Mats Lönnqvist will resign from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on June 1.

Agility has appointed Patrick Jaeger as Managing Director of Area West in Europe. In his new role, Jaeger will be responsible for defining growth strategies and identifying development opportunities in Switzerland and France.

Jaeger has more than 15 years' worth of experience in the logistics sector and has held various management positions within Europe.

"I am excited about my new role at Agility and look forward to the challenges ahead," said Jaeger. "There are great opportunities for us to strengthen our position in these mature markets through expansion of our air, ocean, road freight and logistics offerings, and my priority is to ensure we make rapid progress in securing them."

He joined Agility in 2007 as Global Director of Transformation & Operations Processes and then served as Chief Operating Officer for Agility Europe. Jaeger is located at Agility's Basel, CH, Area West office.

Celadon Group has announced a change to its executive team with the appointment of Erik Meek to the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Meek previously served as Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer.

Paul Will, Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer, said: "The Board of Directors is pleased to take the next step in the succession planning process we began several years ago. Eric has provided significant leadership for the organization for eight years and through a number of economic cycles.

Supply chain solutions provider SBS Worldwide has appointed John Klausing as Regional Vice President of Operations, Midwest USA. As part of SBS Worldwide's senior management team, Klausing will support the development of the company's growth in the Midwest region in key markets and new industry verticals. Klausing will be based at SBS Worldwide's Chicago office and will report directly to Christian Marz, Director of Operations USA.

Lars Kloch, USA Managing Director, said: "I would personally like to welcome John to the SBS Worldwide team. He will play a key role in implementing our global business development plan and ensuring that we meet growth targets in our Midwest region. John has proven leadership abilities with a track record of developing and executing local and regional business plans as well as developing, monitoring and improving operational procedures that deliver customer satisfaction."

In total, John Klausing has almost 30 years' experience in the transport and logistics industry. He has held a variety of management, sales and operational roles, most recently working for a leading global freight forwarder.

As part of his appointment, SBS Worldwide's current Regional Vice President of Operations, Midwest USA, Andrew Poll, will become Regional Vice President Business Development, Midwest USA. In his new role, Poll is tasked with identifying new business opportunities and expanding the level of service provided to existing customers.

Brambles has announced the appointment of Jason Rabbino as Group President, Containers. In this newly created role, Rabbino will lead Brambles' global Containers business segment. Rabbino will join Brambles on May 21, 2012 and will be based in Atlanta, Georgia. He will report to Brambles' Chief Executive Officer Tom Gorman and be a member of the Brambles Executive Leadership Team.

Rabbino joins Brambles from diversified industrial company, Tyco International, at which he is presently Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions. He was previously a senior executive in Tyco's ADT electronic security solutions business. Prior to joining Tyco in 2008, Rabbino spent three years as a senior executive at managed services company Aramark Corporation, six years with management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company and nine years as an officer in the United States Navy.

Tom Gorman said: "Jason's appointment is an important step for Brambles as we implement our strategy of product and service diversification, which includes our commitment to increase our Containers service offering in key industries. Jason will provide global leadership for the Containers segment at an exciting time, when we are already delivering strong growth as a result of the investments we have made over the past 18 months and strong returns in our more developed Containers service lines."

CEVA has appointed Izaskun Barquin as its Business Development Director in Spain and Portugal. Barquin will be responsible for implementing CEVA's Business Development strategy for both countries, reporting to Marco Galbusera, Managing Director of CEVA in Iberia.

Barquin began her logistics career ten years ago with Exel, where she held various roles in the automotive sector for six years. Barquin continued her career as Healthcare Business Development Manager EMEA at DHL Supply Chain and joined CEVA in 2008 as Business Development Manager for the consumer, retail and healthcare sectors. In 2010, Barquin was appointed Global Key Account Manager for global customers in the consumer and retail sector.

Marco Galbusera, Managing Director, CEVA in Iberia, said: "We are delighted to appoint Izaskun as Business Development Director. Her professional career and solid experience in the logistics sector, as well as her knowledge of our business, will be crucial to continue reinforcing CEVA's position as an integrated supply chain provider in Spain and Portugal. We believe that Izaskun's professionalism and strong leadership will support CEVA's growth strategy and expansion goals."

Aramex has announced that Fadi Ghandour, the company's founder and CEO, is set to retire by the end of 2012. Ghandour will be succeeded by Hussein Hachem, who currently holds the position of head of the Middle East and Africa regions.

Announcing his retirement from the role of CEO at the company's annual conference, Ghandour declared, "There is no better time than this 30th anniversary of Aramex, capping an astounding journey of challenges and achievements, to propose that you and I are ready for yet another leap. I have always maintained that the best part of building a company is to build it for and with others, to make it a platform for collective ambition and innovation. Looking at you and the team that has been helping me make Aramex the fantastic place it is today, I know that I have fulfilled my promise and that the day-to-day running of the company, under the leadership of Hussein Hachem, is in very capable hands."

OOCL has announced that Andy Tung, currently the Chief Operating Officer of OOCL, will succeed Philip Chow, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company effective July 1, 2012.

Tung will also continue to be an Executive Director and a member of the Executive Committee of Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (OOIL), the parent company of OOCL, and the Managing Director and a member of the Executive Committee of OOCL.

A company statement said: "Philip Chow has been with the OOIL Group for over 36 years and has played a critical role in shaping the company's strategic direction and culture that has led the Group from strength to strength under his leadership.  The Group thanks Philip Chow for his invaluable contributions and guidance to the Group and wishes him our very best in this retirement.  But we are very fortunate to have his continual support and active participation in the Group's strategic issues in his capacity as the Non-Executive Director of OOIL."