Volga-Dnepr Group has promoted Robert van de Weg to the position of senior president of sales and marketing.

Van de Weg will now be in charge of the commercial aspects of the company’s scheduled cargo services and charter businesses, operated by AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Atran Airlines. He joined AirBridgeCargo in May 2014 as senior vice president of marketing and sales.

“Robert is a highly respected air cargo executive both with our customers and in the wider industry,” said Alexey Isaykin, president of Volga-Dnepr Group. “He has made a valuable contribution to the success of AirBridgeCargo and we expect this to continue in his new role for the Group. We wish him great success.”

Van de Weg has previously worked in senior positions at Cargolux, Atlas Air and KLM Cargo, according to Volga-Dnepr.