Marco Maruccia has joined Move4U Moving Technology as the company’s vice president of sales for Europe. Marco will lead the company’s sales efforts across Europe. He will report directly to Joggie Taute, CEO of Move4U.

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has announced that Susanne Oud has joined its Board of Directors, replacing Roy Baker who has stepped down having been on the trade association's Board since 2005.

Peter Naylor, an industry leader in numerous aspects of the moving and storage industry, died during the early morning of Thursday 16 August 2018 due to complications from having suffered a stroke the previous week.

Roeland Delfgaauw from Trafimar in Mexico has become a member of the Board of PAIMA (Pan American International Movers Association).

Santa Fe Relocation has recently appointed Peter Ferrigno as group director – strategy and people. Peter adds the ‘people’ role to his former responsibility for ‘strategy’ as he joins the Global Leadership Team.

WISTA - Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association Norway - has opened its doors to its first ever male member, Nor-Shipping Director, Per Martin Tanggaard.

Cartus Corporation has announced two new appointments. Jeffrey Sullaway has become its director of global accounts; and Elisa DeMeglio is the new director of digital marketing and content development.

Santa Fe Relocation has announced the expansion of its senior leadership team in the Americas adding three key management roles.

Diane Hayden has been appointed customer service manager at Abels Moving Services in the UK. She will be responsible for delivering first-line client consultation services.

Crown World Mobility has announced a refocussed senior leadership structure. Liana Ciatto has been named VP of account management, while Nick Sutton has accepted the position of VP of global business development.

Aires has announced the appointment of Larry Matthews as a global account manager based in its Gulf Coast Regional Office.

Gerson Relocation, part of the AGM Group, has announced the appointment of Tony Stone as director of its Relocations Corporate Business Development team in the UK.

Arpin International Group has announced that Lisa Jenkins has been appointed senior international move coordinator.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced the appointment of Jerry Kane as its commercial director.

Russell Start has joined the AGM Group as managing director.

London-based fine art logistics company Momentous has announced the appointment of Paul Norman as its general manager.

Terry Sinnott, Managing Director of Unique Van Bodies (UVB), the company he founded with removals industry entrepreneur Robert Bartup in 2007, has announced his retirement.

After 36 years' dedicated service, Chris Welsh MBE retired from the Freight Transport Association (FTA) as its director of global and European policy at the end of May 2018. Chris took part in a FIDI panel discussion about GVM regulations in Geneva in 2016.

Salvatore (Tori) Ferrante, from Crown Worldwide Moving & Storage in California, became the president of OMNI at the network’s annual conference in Palm Beach in March. Tori joined the OMNI board in 2015 and now takes over from Keith Meader who steps down after a two-year term in the role.

Mark Oakeshott, a well-known face in the moving industry for many years, has set up a new business, Mark Oakeshott Consulting, to provide the benefit of his experience to moving companies that are growing, changing, or facing challenges.