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“We like Mike.” Too Many CNS Presidents The CNS Presidency has become a revolving
door of executives that seem to come and go almost willy-nilly. Why Steady Mike Matters Nobody asked us, but Steady Mike White
perfectly fits the bill at a tender time in history for CNS. Trade Excellence Steady Mike is a recognized leader in
the air cargo industry’s efforts for improving security, e-commerce
transformation, trade facilitation, and on regulatory matters. Frontier Air Cargo From The Ramp Up Mike White’s career has covered
many areas of the airline and air cargo industry. Legend Of The Midwest There is an ethereal quality to Mike White,
born, I think in his upbringing in Lincoln, Nebraska. Right Place Right Time Right now the last thing CNS needs is
one more short term President, and maybe that is the best reason for “Steady
Mike” at the helm in 2018. |
Shri Arvind Parikh was born in 1927 and
schooled in Ahmedabad. Journey To Greatness “Business is my hobby, and music
is my passion,” said India’s grand transportation pioneer
Shri Arvind Parikh, who is celebrating 90 years of age in 2017. Partnerships From The Get Go As soon as he entered freight forwarding
in 1948, Parikh took the initiative to educate himself in the ways of
world transportation and commerce, traveling around the globe, learning
modern transportation business concepts, and bringing them to India. Solid Partners, Great Expectations Important partners included Air Express
International (AEI), DB Schenker, Panalpina, Gondrand, Rhenus, Jacky Maeder,
Nippon Express, Deugro, Sojuzvneshtrans, Sinotrans, etc., which were drawn
to the young entrepreneur as the Indian subcontinent opened to the world
and modern times. The DHL Partnership In 2003 Parikh merged LM’s General
Cargo business into “DHL Lemuir Logistics Pvt. Ltd,” in a
highly successful JV with DHL Logistics and became its Chairman. Lifetime of Service It should be noted that Shri Arvind Parikh did not just build the biggest and the best, he was also a great community leader, giving freely of his time and fortune as one of the founding members of almost every national association in the sub-continent’s logistics industry.Along the way, Parikh has served as President of the following national associations: FFFAI, the Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations in India; BCHAA, Bombay Customs House Agents Association; ACAAI, Air Cargo Agents Association of India; and TAAI, Travel Agents Association of India. International Leadership Shri Arvind Parikh served as Vice Chairman
of the Air Transport Committee, ICC Paris. FIATA Went Global Mr. Parikh was elected President of FIATA
as the first ever non-European to serve in that position. Introduction of Global Transportation Concepts The development of International air and
ocean consolidation, early containerization, international courier services,
and multimodal transport, which he introduced into LM, were among other
important firsts he pioneered for India. Listen To The Music At 90, Shri Arvind Parikh is among a tiny
number of truly visionary doyens produced by the global logistics industry. |
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