{"id":99724,"date":"2023-06-30T11:57:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T04:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advantage.vn\/?p=99724"},"modified":"2023-06-30T11:57:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T04:57:37","slug":"cargo-iq-strengthens-its-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advantage.vn\/en\/cargo-iq-strengthens-its-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Cargo iQ strengthens its board"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Advantage Logistics<\/a><\/span>] Air cargo quality standards organisation Cargo iQ has named a new chair and vice chair of its board.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former vice chair Kerstin Strauss, vice president, global air logistics operations, Kuehne+Nagel (K+N), has been appointed as the new chair of the board.<\/p>\n

The new vice chair has been named as Rutger-Jan (RJ) Pegels, director performance management & analytics, KLM Cargo.<\/p>\n

Strauss succeeds Henrik Ambak, senior vice president, cargo operations worldwide, Emirates, who stepped down as chair of the board in May after four years in the role.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving served four years as vice chair, Kerstin was the natural successor as Chair of the Board and RJ has been a prominent figure on the board for some time, and both have contributed significantly to our progress as a group,\u201d said Lothar Moehle, executive director, Cargo iQ.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTheir combined knowledge and experience will serve Cargo iQ extremely well as we double down on our ongoing efforts to develop industry-wide standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since starting at K+N as an apprentice in 1994, Strauss has risen through the organisation, working across various roles in airfreight operations and management before taking up her current role in air logistics in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cCargo iQ, since its inception, has created industry standards around quality management, shipment visibility and transparency with the Master Operating plan at its core; these standards have meanwhile been adopted by large parts of the industry, even by non-Cargo iQ members,\u201d said Strauss.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cargo iQ membership must hold itself and each other accountable to deliver on the agreed standards in a consistent and complete manner.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the board, we will therefore put forward a new tiered and structured approach to our members around continuous improvement to strengthen and meet our service delivery promise to the end-customer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will enable us to evidence our quality approach and get the basics right, while continuing to work on the development of new projects and standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pegels has worked for KLM Cargo for 25 years across a variety of roles, including operations development and procurement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe envision a new approach around continuous improvement with the tiered approach for our members to grow, improve transparency, and give more substance to our Quality Rally setup,\u201d said Pegels.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith a more structured matrix, we aim ensure that areas of improvement identified by one individual have the potential to benefit more members \u2013 most directly carriers, ground handlers and freight forwarders \u2013 in a more immediate way than it might do today.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur ambition to develop new standards and address the need for new solutions in the ever-changing and fast-paced environment we operate in will remain a clear focus for Cargo iQ.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will aim to increase the speed of standards creation and consequently implementation amongst the membership by working on fewer projects in parallel but bringing them to life faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cargo iQ recently announced a partnership with fellow industry organizations FIATA and ASA, who have joined as board observers to help drive collective high standards among the forwarder, handler, and airline communities.<\/p>\n

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