Swissport CEO set to quit, but air cargo focus on Africa stays as keen as ever

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Per Utnegaard, CEO of Swissport, looks set quit the company to head engineering and services firm Bilfinger.

The German company has publicly named Mr Utnegaard as its choice, and Bilfinger’s interim CEO has said he will not extend his contract, which runs out at the end of May.

Mr Utnegaard has not been universally popular at Swissport, with some sources in the cargo arm questioning his commitment to cargo. These voices may have perhaps been quelled partially this month, when head of ...