Europa appoints new Showfreight Sales Executive

News
16/11/2016

Ambitious logistics operator, Europa Worldwide Group, is expanding, having created a new sales executive position within its Minworth-based Showfreight division, one of the company’s four dedicated divisions which also include road, air and sea and warehouse.

For the first time since the business was acquired in 2013, Europa Showfreight is investing in an important position with the appointment of Deborah Khan at its office in Prologis Park, and highlights the commitment by the business to further grow this specialist logistics service.

Deborah Khan joins the team bringing over 25 years’ experience in national and international events, sales and freight forwarding, having previously worked at NEC Group, Panalpina, Kemps Publishing, World Transport and the Birmingham Post & Mail.

Jeff Broom, head of Europa Showfreight, said: “Having a highly skilled and experienced team underpins our success. This new role has been created in response to that growing success. Deborah was headhunted by Europa because of her experience. We were looking for an exceptional candidate who could bring a wide set of skill to the role and Deborah stood out as the ideal person to succeed in this role.”

Deborah said: “Joining the team is a great opportunity to work with exceptional people, and the culture is very positive, open and all about achieving and sharing success. This is a major appointment and reflects the company’s confidence in me to deliver ambitious results.

“Showfreight is an exciting sector to operate in and the variety of work makes it a very attractive proposition. It’s not without its challenges, it’s like moving freight from A to B then onto C. In all Showfreight requires logistical excellence backed up by high calibre people and systems. It’s our job to take the headache out of the process. Complex issues like costs, regulations and deadlines are all part of the job and the new dynamic of preparing for a Brexit will certainly keep us busy especially if customs clearance becomes a reality. Europa has an excellent reputation in the logistics sector and I am looking forward contributing to the success of this division and growing revenues.”

Europa’s specialist division has managed logistics and project handling at a number of high profile shows and exhibitions all over the world, including SPOGA in Cologne, Expo Vending in Brazil, British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) and Heli Expo in the UK, WHEC in Seoul and SIFE in Shenzhen.

Europa’s Showfreight division supplies logistics solutions for worldwide exhibitions and events. A member of the specialised network of Showfreight agents (IELA), the team organises the global delivery and collection to and from events and provides full on-site management for clients.

Europa Worldwide Group employs 600 people across 11 sites in the UK plus Hong Kong and is represented in 100 countries.

www.europa-worldwide.com