John Mason International has appointed Simon Hood to its executive board, as sales and marketing director.

Last year, after more than 40 years in the moving business John Hooper, Business Moving Technical Sales Manager for Pickfords, decided to retire.

Arpin Group has appointed its chief legal officer, Marco P. Uriati, to the position of chief operating officer. He will retain both titles.

The Suddath Companies has announced the appointment of Mark Burchell as president of its Global Moving Services business unit.

Sherry Wang has joined Arpin International Group China as a global business development executive.

Graebel Companies has appointed Lars Lykke Iversen to its Board of Directors.

Leo Ots has advised that he has now left Ziegler in Switzerland.

The Board of Directors of Kuehne + Nagel International AG appointed Yngve Ruud as a new member of the Management Board effective from October 1, 2016.

Pickfords Business Solutions has announced the sad death of its Move Manager Ken Cooley on 16 June following a ten-month battle with cancer.

Mary Sortal has joined Arpin Group as the company’s client services manager.

Lars Lykke Iversen, former CEO for the Santa Fe Group, joined as Director of the Board for the Alfa Quality Moving & Relocation Group of Companies in July 2016.

Momentous Relocation has recently employed Shane Lewis as operations manager, and Paul Felton as costings manager.

Ronald Arthur Reedman of Grace Brothers in Australia has died at the age of 96.

Marketing executive Karen Kaukol has joined Graebel Companies as chief marketing officer.

Derek Donald Payne died on 18th May 2016, he was 82 years old. He was a surprising man in many ways. To those in the moving industry he could sometimes appear severe, but to his family, friends and close colleagues he was very different.