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TIACA appoints industry veteran Vladimir Zubkov as new Secretary General

TIACA's new Secretary General is 40-year veteran in the air transport industry, Vladimir Zubkov, to replace Doug Brittin, who retires at the end of the year. He'll take over formally in January, with Mr Brittin remaining in an advisory capacity during the handover.

Mr Zubkov's experience includes senior roles with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and, most recently, as vice president of the Volga-Dnepr Group of companies, the American Journal of Transportation reported.

He has been a member of the TIACA Board since 2011 and is the Chairman of the Industry Affairs Committee, as well as a member of the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Industry Affairs Committee.

"I am honoured to be leading the only organisation that represents all parts of the air cargo supply chain," said Zubkov.

"Building on Doug's successes with the regulators and key international organisations, we will continue to work closely together with ICAO, IATA, the World Customs Organization (WCO), freight forwarder organisations, Airports Council International (ACI), and all other partners, to ensure that the new regulations are implemented in a uniform way across the industry.

"We recognise that TIACA needs to grow its engagement in territories where it is under-represented such as the Far and Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, and we will focus on recruiting more members in those areas.

"We must also continue to push for the modernization of the industry, championing e-commerce and e-freight penetration and talking convincingly to the WTO, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), regional development banks, and relevant regional organizations to form new alliances in order to drive faster and more complete adoption of e-freight."

Before joining Volga-Dnepr in 2008, Mr Zubkov spent over 20 years with ICAO, where he was Director of Air Transport Bureau and later director of Planning and Global Coordination.

He also worked for ten years with Aeroflot, and began his career at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport. He has a Master's degree in Air Transport Management from the Civil Aviation Academy of Leningrad.

"Vladimir's wealth of experience in both the private and regulatory sectors will prove invaluable to TIACA, whose mission is to bring the entire global air cargo community together," said Sanjiv Edward, chairman, TIACA.

"We are fortunate to welcome an individual with so much knowledge and passion for the industry to our leadership, and look forward to working with him."