EUROPEAN FORWARDER GROUP NAMES BAASCH CHIEF EXECUTIVE

EUROPEAN FORWARDER GROUP NAMES BAASCH CHIEF EXECUTIVE    The European Liaison Committee of Freight Forwarders, a federation of 14 national forwarders’ organizations in Europe, has appointed Henrik Baasch as its chief executive and senior policy adviser.
   Baasch was the secretary-general of the European Shippers’ Council from 1994 to 1996 and is currently a consultant in intermodal transport.
   Baasch will maintain his consultancy practice alongside his work for CLECAT for the time being, the forwarders’ body said.
   The European Liaison Committee of Freight Forwarders, known under the French acronym CLECAT, represents the European national organizations of freight forwarders and customs agents vis-a-vis the European Commission and other European institutions.
   The European Liaison Committee of Freight Forwarders said that its member organizations employ about 650,000 people altogether.