Vishal Bhatnagar named Director of Delta’s Cargo Control Centre
Posted: 22 August 2017 | International Airport Review | No comments yet
Delta Cargo has appointed Vishal Bhatnagar to the new role of Director of the Cargo Control Center (CCC).


In this role, Vishal will ensure central control and delivery performance of all freight and mail destined worldwide, from booking, to tendering, to build-up, to plane-side, to loading, to unloading and to customer pick-up. In addition to the CCC he will also be responsible to manage Worldwide Trucking, Global Logistics and Trade Compliance and all Cargo Customer Service Centres. He will report to Julian Soell, Managing Director Cargo Customer Experience and Operations.
“Vishal comes into this newly-created role with 23 years of experience in the cargo industry, having started as a cargo agent and progressed right through to lead the North and South America operations team for Lufthansa,” said Shawn Cole, Vice President ̶ Delta Cargo. “He joins Delta Cargo at an exciting time, with our strong focus on operational reliability and improving the customer experience, he really will be a valuable asset to the success of Delta Cargo and the new Cargo Control Centre.”
Vishal, a native of New Delhi, India, received his bachelors in Economics and Mathematics from Delhi University and his M.B.A. from European School of Management and Technology, Germany.
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