He will report directly to Head of Aviation Marketing, Cargo, and Customer Experience Maaike van der Windt, and lead the focussed cargo team.
“I am dedicated to air freight and am looking forward to using my experience to ensure the value of air cargo at Schiphol is recognised, now and in the future,” said Pouwels.
Pouwels has been with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol since 2008 and has almost 20 years of experience in the air freight sector, starting his career with Jet Services as Key Account Manager, and moving to DHL where he spent ten years as Industry Manager Express & Freight.
The new department at Schiphol will consist of five teams: Cargo; Route and Business Development; Traffic Analysis and Forecasting; Marketing & Communications; and Customer Experience.
