OREANDA-NEWS. Volga-Dnepr Group would like to note on changes to management team aimed at implementing Air Cargo Supermarket development strategy and synergy between air cargo charter and scheduled businesses run by Volga-Dnepr Airlines and AirBridgeCargo.

After four successful years serving as Senior Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing for AirBridgeCargo Airlines,Wolfgang Meier will take the position of Group Vice President for Marketing and Development, commencing May 1st, 2014.

Promotion of Mr. Meier to a position within Volga-Dnepr Group's Managing Company will allow him to spend more time on the development of the Supermarket concept, joint infrastructure for marketing and strategic sales of the Group, promoting services of a newly-established express service division (Atran Airlines), engineering and logistics services.

For further development of ABC' customers base and route network, centralized management on sales in scheduled operations, training and development of the global Sales Team of the Group, the position of Senior Vice President Marketing and Sales (Luxembourg AFL office) will be taken by Robert Van de Weg, who will join the company on May 1st, 2014.

For centralization of fleet management (both В747s and 737s) in terms of flight operations and maintenance activities, development of hangar maintenance service and building efficient management processes between AirBridgeCargo and Volga-Dnepr Technics, the position of the Senior Vice President Scheduled Operations will be taken by Peter Van de Pas (Luxembourg- AFL office), commencing on April 1st, 2014.

Group's founder and President, Alexey I. Isaykin noted that reinforcement of the management team with industry professionals based in Europe will allow the Group to enter a new level for implementing strategic goals in developing Air Cargo Supermarket concept for customers' benefit.