Suddath® is proud to announce a new philanthropic partnership with Smiles Foundation, a non-profit organization which provides free dental care and preventative health education to children in the Dominican Republic. Based out of Canada, the Smiles Foundation was formed over 30 years ago, when founder Elina Katsman traveled to the Dominican Republic and witnessed first-hand the urgent need for dental treatment.
Aires has announced the promotion of Joleen Lauffer to the role of executive vice president. This new role will increase her corporate responsibilities within the company and the technology space. She will continue to leverage her 20 years of experience in relocation to enhance the client experience and to keep Aires at the forefront of the global mobility industry.
The US workforce is changing and, with it, so are the ways in which employees are being relocated for companies across the United States, according to a recent survey by Cartus: Relocation Policy and Practices Survey. The report examines the responses of 141 mobility managers representing more than 10 million employees. While the overall survey explores trends in how companies are supporting home sale for transferring employees, responding to a growing rental population, and developing intern programmes, the primary finding is the identification of a changing pattern in employee relocation, in which an increasing demand for flexibility is translating into different types of work transfers.
De Haan in The Netherlands has appointed Wouter Hijzen as its new CEO. Wouter has over 20 years of experience in international logistics at both TNT and Spring Global Mail. This year De Haan is celebrating 240 years in business.
Shareholder Michiel de Haan is very positive about Wouter ‘s arrival. “Wouter is a real people-person, and an entrepreneur with extensive international experience in the service industry, logistics and ICT,” he said. “With his skill set and experience, we will continue to strengthen the foundations of what is already a successful two century-old family business.”
Wouter will be attending next IAM conference in Long Beach. He can be contacted directly on wouter.hijzen@dehaan.nl.
The Asian Tigers Mobility is proud to announce joining forces with the WWF Singapore (World Wide Fund for Nature) to provide financial support for the T2X project. T2X stands for doubling the number of tigers living in the wild by the year 2022. That will be the next Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese calendar, and achieving that lofty goal will be significantly aided by ATM.
A survey commissioned by Graebel has shown that, contrary to expectations, a large number of college seniors entering the workforce would be keen to work overseas, despite global volatility. The survey results provide an interesting insight into this demographic and should prove useful to anyone interested in future global mobility trends.
Following the intensive investment FINK Mobility is doing in its
Immigration and Relocation division, Claudia Baumgratz has joined the team
with the responsibility of managing this stand alone division.
GInter (Granero International) in Brazil has announced the appointment of Fernanda Viana as its international sales manager focussing on the company’s offices in Sao Paulo, Miami and Rio de Janeiro. Fernanda has ten years’ experience in the mobility industry.
Pic: Fernanda Viana