Mr Steven Polmans, Director Cargo and Logistics at Brussels Airport Company, will take over as Chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), with Mr Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Astral Aviation, as Vice-Chairman from July 2019.
Mr Polmans and Mr Gadhia, working with Secretary-General, Mr Vladimir Zubkov, have pledged to build on the new framework, putting sustainability and diversity issues at the forefront.
“We have some exciting new ideas for the direction TIACA can take to the benefit of our members and for the industry at large, which include a strong focus on sustainability, where we intend to take the lead,” said Mr Polmans.
Mr Polmans has spent most of his career in aviation, and, for 15 years held management positions, both operational and commercial, in the handling industry, at various airports, and in a variety of sectors, from catering and cleaning, to ramp handling and cargo.
Mr Gadhia brings over two decades of air freight experience to the role of Vice-Chairman. He became the first African member of the TIACA Board in 2017 and founded the Nairobi, Kenya-based Astral Aviation, the largest private cargo airline in Eastern Africa, in 2000. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the African Airline Association (AFRAA)’s Cargo Committee, said a release.
