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Executive Moves: Antwerp Port Authority and SingPost

The Antwerp Port Authority’s new CEO steps into role Jan. 1, while Singapore Post names former Toll Global Forwarding chief its global CEO.

   Jacques Vandermeiren officially starts his tenure as the next chief executive officer of the Antwerp Port Authority on Jan. 1. Until January 2015, he was CEO and president of the executive committee of the network operator Elia, where he held various management positions since joining it in 2001. Before that, he worked for 11 years as senior advisor on strategy direction with the energy company Electrabel.

   Singapore Post (SingPost) has appointed Paul William Coutts group CEO, effective June 1, 2017. Coutts joins SingPost from Toll Global Forwarding, one of the five divisions in the Toll Group, where he was CEO since February 2013 in a global role based in Singapore.

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.