Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Konstantin Vekshin as executive president for charter cargo operations (CCO) for Volga-Dnepr Airlines effective from 15 August 2018. Vekshin will focus on achieving the airline’s strategic objectives, managing its international operating bases and regional sales offices – including the UK, Russia, Germany, US, UAE, China and Ireland – and building up a multinational management team for the company’s charter operations.
Vekshin has a vast experience of working with Volga-Dnepr Group as well as in the air cargo industry. He joined Volga-Dnepr in 1997 and developed his career from sales executive to vice president, charter business sales and marketing.
Between 2013 and 2016, he worked as vice president, charter & government division with Centurion Cargo Airlines and as vice president of air freight charters with Bertling Logistics.
In October 2016, he was appointed managing director of CargoLogicManagement, a UK-based Volga-Dnepr Group company specialising in management consulting services provided to international airlines. In his new role, Vekshin will be based in London.