Shaun Hawkett has been appointed as Commercial Director USA for Globe Air Cargo to support ECS Group’s planned expansion of its GSSA business in North America. In this newly-created role Shaun will be based in New York and will be responsible for overseeing all of Globe Air Cargo’s commercial activities in the U.S. The company currently operates from locations in New York, Washington DC, Chicago and Miami. Adrien Thominet, Chief Operating Officer of ECS Group, said: “Shaun has been an important and successful member of our management team in Europe since 2005 and I know he is looking forward to working with our customers in the U.S. and to playing an important role in our continued growth in this important market. We are seeing a strong performance in the U.S. this year, boosted by new airline contracts, and we expect this to continue to 2014 with the opening of more Globe Air Cargo offices across the country.” Shaun joined Globe Air Cargo in the UK in 2005 as General Manager Sales & Marketing, UK & Ireland, having previously held the post of UK Sales Manager of bmi cargo. ECS Group operates 77 offices in 33 countries globally and generates over 550,000 tonnes of air cargo per annum for over 110 airline customers. Its annual turnover is US$758 million.