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APRIL 2017 AviationPros.com 7 BUSINESS BUZZ 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- W H AT 'S I N A N A M E ? O V E R 1 5 6 Y E A R S O F C O M B I N E D G R O U N D S U P P O R T E X P E R I E N C E . A N D A L E G A C Y O F I N N O VAT I O N , S E R V I C E A N D S U P P O R T T H AT K E E P S T H E W O R L D M O V I N G . ©2016 TUG Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. AviationPros.com/10208885

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