The International Air Cargo Association has elected Bertrand Schmoll, chairman of ECS Group, to its board.

According to TIACA, ECS is the first GSSA to represented on the board.

“TIACA is the only organization representing all sectors of the supply chain and it is important that all voices are heard on the board,” said Sebastiaan Scholte, chairman of TIACA and chief executive officer of Jan de Rijk Logistics. “As we represent all of the air cargo supply chain, it is great to have such a high-profile GSSA on board.”

Schmoll joined ECS Group in 2000 and has made a huge contribution to positioning the company as a global market leader.

“An organization such as TIACA is the glue that holds us all together and allows us to move forward together despite our sometimes divergent interests,” he said. “Thanks to the remarkable work undertaken by TIACA, led by Sebastiaan Scholte, Steven Polmans and Vladimir Zubkov, our practices are being modernized and air freight is becoming more appealing. As such, it is a real honour for me to have been appointed to the TIACA board of directors, with whom I share the desire to bring efficiency, modernization and unity to the industry.”