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Emirates SkyCargo and Kuehne + Nagel to Head Cargo iQ Board

Henrik Ambak and Kerstin Strauss installed as Chair and Vice-Chair

TLME News Service

Cargo iQ has announced a change in leadership of its membership Board with representatives from Emirates SkyCargo and Kuehne + Nagel.

Henrik Ambak, Senior Vice President of Cargo Operations Worldwide at Emirates SkyCargo, has been appointed Chair of Cargo iQ’s Board.

Kerstin Strauss, Vice President and Head of Global Air Logistics Operations at Kuehne + Nagel, will now occupy Ambak’s former position of Vice-Chair of the Board.

Said Ariaen Zimmerman, Executive Director at Cargo iQ: “The knowledge and experience of both Henrik and Kerstin will prove to be incredibly valuable to our organisation.

“Cargo iQ membership continues to develop as the cargo industry looks to streamline and improve efficiencies and our new Chair and Vice-Chair will be essential in advising us in the coming year.”

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Henrik Ambak started his career in freight forwarding before moving to management roles in airport and cargo handling.

He has occupied his current role at Emirates SkyCargo since 2014, responsible for service delivery management, including the management of the two SkyCargo terminals in Dubai.

Kerstin Strauss has built her career at Kuehne + Nagel, rising through the ranks since she started as an apprentice in 1994.

She has worked across both sea and air freight, and headed up strategic customer development in pharma and healthcare prior to taking up her current role in air logistics in 2017.

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