MIAMI: April 08, 2019: Bertrand Schmoll, chairman of the ECS Group, has been elected to the Board of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA). It is the first GSSA to be so represented.

“TIACA is the only organisation representing all sectors of the supply chain and it is important that all voices are heard on the Board,” said Sebastiaan Scholte, outgoing TIACA chairman and CEO 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.”

Since joining the ECS Group in 2000, Schmoll has positioned the company as a global market leader as well as helping the General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) sector to develop.

“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, vice chairman Steven Polmans and secretary general Vladimir Zubkov, our practices are being modernized and airfreight 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, modernisation and unity to the industry,” he added.