Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. has named 22-year consumer packaged goods (CPG) logistics industry veteran Gary Griffith as its new Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing.

Griffith joins Kane from the Jacobson Companies where he served as Vice President of Business Development for National Accounts. Prior to that, he was the Director of Business Development for APL Logistics. Griffith's logistics experience spans business development, sales management, and warehouse operations, with a focus on the supply chain needs of clients in the CPG, electronics, and retail industries.

F.S. Mackenzie, the UK member of the FPS network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs, has promoted Lloyd Smith to the post of Managing Director.

Smith, previously a director of F.S. Mackenzie, has been with the company since 2005. He replaces company founder and Chairman Alfred Stienen, who will now take responsibility for projects and development for the entire group – which comprises F.S. Mackenzie and FSM International - with particular emphasis on further international network growth.

Fellow director Justin Keable, who has been with F.S. Mackenzie since its launch in 1999 and currently manages its general forwarding division, assumes new responsibility for the Basildon (Essex) headquarters, and the Liverpool  and Midlands offices.

The Dover office, which operates European overland trailer and container services, continues under the supervision of Simon Mills. Director John Smith Allen continues to manage LCL operations, assisted by Adam Gosling as Import Manager, who is responsible for inbound consolidation services.

The restructured senior management team will liaise closely with Lisa Hemmings, a director of FSM International who is based in the UK, as well collaborating with the Group's nine branches throughout Russia, the Ukraine and Germany.

Pall-Ex has appointed international branding expert Jean-Paul Benizri as its new marketing director, to assist with its increasing expansion across the continent.

Beniziri brings with him 25 years of experience in successfully building brands in Norway, Sweden, Latvia and Ukraine. Beyond Europe, he has also worked with businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean.