News / Des Vertannes goes back into business

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Less than a year into retirement, it seems that industry treasure Des Vertannes, former chief of IATA Cargo, can’t quite let go.

He has become a strategic advisor to SmartKargo, a cloud-based IT solution.

In what is no doubt something of a coup for the Massachusetts-based company, Mr Vertannes has fully backed its product and will continue to offer strategic support, albeit from his dual home bases of the UK and Portugal.

In a statement, he said: “Everybody knows I’m a strong advocate ...