Swissport is pleased to announce that Frank Mena, Chief Commercial Officer of Swissport Americas, will take over from Dany Nasr as CEO Swissport North America. Dany Nasr is leaving the company.

Frank Mena, Chief Commercial Officer of Swissport Americas, will take over from Dany Nasr as CEO Swissport North America with immediate effect. Dany Nasr will leave the company.

“We thank him for his commitment to Swissport in various management functions over the years and for his tireless efforts in driving the operational and commercial development of our North America organization,” says Eric Born President & CEO of Swissport International AG.

Frank is an experienced manager with a sound operational and commercial background. He has extensive leadership experience and can rely on an experienced North American team. Frank spent most of his career in the aviation industry. After joining Swissport as a General Manager in 1991, he held several executive management roles, among them as COO Ground Handling USA. More recently, he served as Chief Commercial Officer Americas. Frank will report to Eric Born, President & CEO of Swissport International AG.

In 2018, Swissport International AG provided best-in-class airport ground services for some 282 million airline passengers and handled roughly 4.8 million tons of air freight in 115 cargo warehouses worldwide. Several of its warehouses have been certified for pharmaceutical logistics by IATA’s CEIV. The world's leader in airport ground services and air cargo handling, with 66,000 employees, achieved consolidated operating revenue of 2.99 billion euros in 2018. At the end of June 2019, Swissport was active at 310 airports in 49 countries on six continents.