After completing a three-year term as president of the Freight Transport Association, Ian Veitch handed over to Leigh Pomlett, Executive Director of the CEVA Group, at FTA’s National Council meeting in London on 21 April.

Al Fuchs has joined Arpin International Group as director of global pricing. He is based at the company’s office in Phoenix, Arizona.

Is Harry Jones of ATR Removals in Bracknell the youngest HGV driver in the UK? Quite possibly.

Kate Williams has joined AIReS as a client services director. She will be located in San Francisco and be responsible for strategic client service management.

Will Whitehorn FCILT FRAeS FMS, Director of Stagecoach Group Plc and Chairman of Transport Systems Catapult, is to become the next president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).

AGS Group has announced six senior appointments in Warsaw, Cambodia, Myanmar, Mayotte/Comros, Nigeria and the UK.

Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk has been appointed Mature Driver Ambassador by UK's leading independent road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and will be championing the cause of the older driver for the organisation in the future.

Stephen Bonollo has been appointed as the new northern regional general manager for Grace Removals Group, replacing Jim Cumerford who retires in January 2016 after 22 years with Grace.

Brad Stevenson has become the new director of Global Procurement for AIReS.