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Executive Moves: Air France-KLM and UPS

Air France-KLM names new CEO, while UPS appoints corporate controller and investor relations officer.

   Air France-KLM has appointed Jean-Marc Janaillac chairman and chief executive officer. He succeeds Alexandre de Juniac, effective July 31. Since 2012, Janaillac was chairman and CEO of Transdev, an international transportation group jointly owned by Veolia and the French Caisse des Dépôts. He had also held senior roles at RATP Dev, Maeva, and AOM airline.

   UPS said Joe Wilkins will become vice president and corporate controller, while Scott Childress has been named vice president and investor relations officer. Wilkins has served as head of Investor Relations since 2014. Childress has served as UPS’s vice president of investor relations for the past year.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.