Markus Flacke is new Senior Consultant Corporate Development

JOC Staff |
Frankfurt/Main, March 2011. Markus Flacke has been appointed Senior Consultant Corporate Development at Traxon Europe, the international e-communications services provider for the airfreight industry. He brings ten years experience in the cargo airline industry and in business development to his new job. As Global Key Account Manager at Lufthansa Cargo he nurtured close ties to international forwarders and integrators.

Markus Flacke studied at the Universities of Kiel and Marburg (Germany) and gained an B.A (Honors). degree in Arabic with Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Durham University (U.K.). He speaks several languages fluently, besides his mother tongue German. These include English and Arabic. Markus Flacke is married and has one son.

“Markus Flacke brings operational experience, a wealth of knowledge about the air cargo industry as well as multi-cultural competence to our organization. We expect him to drive forward the expansion of Traxon Europe, to attract new customers and further penetrate existing markets. He will also be in charge of managing and extending our strategic relationships and co-operations. We are very happy to have Markus Flacke on board,” says Felix Keck, Managing Director Traxon Europe.

“I am looking forward to the challenges of this new job. My main focus will be on strategic business development on a corporate level. My air cargo background will no doubt add value to the Traxon team”, adds Markus Flacke.

Company Portrait
TRAXON Europe, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), was founded in 1991. The company’s dedicated professional team provides comprehensive, leading edge electronic communication solutions and services to the airfreight industry. TRAXON Europe’s innovative products help the different partners of the air cargo supply chain to electronically manage air shipments and meet Cargo 2000, IATA e-freight, WCO (World Customs Organization) and postal requirements. They optimize global process quality, increase in-time delivery and document accuracy by eliminating sources of error. TRAXON Europe not only boosts its clients’ customer service and gives them a competitive edge but it also greens their CO2 footprint by eliminating the need for paper.

The global network of TRAXON Europe links more than 9,000 offices of forwarders and third party providers of logistics services with some 100 international airlines. TRAXON Europe generated a turnover of about Euro 9.6 million in 2010. Around 155 million messages were transmitted that year.

For more information about TRAXON Europe, visit our website at www.traxon.com.