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customer-orientation and sustainable
growth across the UK and Ireland.
He replaces Tommy Watt, who will
retire from his daily activities by the end
of July 2017.
"The UK and Ireland are important
markets for us. We are committed to
ensure a smooth transition and to con-
tinue to deliver services to our valued cus-
tomers with reliability, consistency and
quality," Eric Born, group president and
CEO Swissport International Ltd said.
"We all wish Tommy only the best for his
future."
Garcia Named Chief
Information Officer at WFS
Pedro Garcia has joined Worldwide Flight
Services (WFS) as Chief Information
Officer, based in Paris.
Prior to joining WFS, Pedro spent 10
years with Swissport, including the last
five years in the role of
Vice President, Cargo
Information Systems.
At WFS, he is respon-
sible for the develop-
ment of IT solutions
that will support WFS
and its customers as WFS
continues to grow its global airport ser-
vices portfolio.
"I am delighted to welcome Pedro to
our executive team," said Craig Smyth,
CEO of WFS. "Technology is going to play
an important role in our plans to grow
WFS. We want to standardize our appli-
cations to optimize our IT investment. We
also see technology as a lever to add value
to the company as we move to the next
level across our ground handling business.
This requires a clear focus on governance
and business intelligence to ensure the
whole Group is heading in the same
direction, is fully coordinated and achiev-
ing the highest levels of efficiency."
NEW DEALS
TICO to Acquire
Vanderlande
Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) has
signed an agreement to acquire Vander-
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