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The shock exit of Robert van de Weg from Cargolux, where he has been firmly entrenched for some ten years, latterly as senior vp sales and marketing, further underpins the board’s decision to throw in its lot with China’s HNCA.
Mr van de Weg has often been mooted as the next CEO of Cargolux – a job currently up for grabs – but may have failed to secure support from the board for his application.
It is also thought that he is ...
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Comment on this article
Phil
January 27, 2014 at 1:28 pmIf Robert Song has any involvement with the operational and commercial set-up of the “new” Carrier then it will fail – in my opinion.
He is one of the most abrasive and divisive persons in the Industry today and has made many enemies wherever he has worked ! Pity HNCA don’t see this (or maybe they do ?)
Mike Lourey
February 16, 2014 at 11:10 pmI retired from Cargolux in December of last year. My former colleagues are very sad to see Robert leave, and I can understand why. Robert’s vision and leadership will be sorely missed. With 40 years in the industry I can say without a doubt that Cargolux was the best company I was ever part of, and that Robert can be very proud of what he accomplished as our leader.