Stanislas Brun
Chief Cargo Officer
The move
MoveGEODIS → Etihad
TitleSenior Vice President Global Airfreight → Chief Cargo Officer
LocationAmsterdam → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Pays-Bas → United Arab Emirates
Native languageFrançais
Years in UAE1.1
Total experience30.3 years
Etihad headcount10,001+ employees
Etihad industryAirlines and Aviation
Etihad HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Etihad typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Chief Cargo OfficerApr 2025 — Present
Etihad· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Vice présidentMar 2024 — Apr 2025Etihad· Abou Dabi, Émirats arabes unis· Full-time
- Senior Vice President Global AirfreightSep 2019 — Mar 2024
GEODIS· Amsterdam, Hollande Septentrionale, Pays-Bas· Permanent - Director FranceOct 2018 — Jul 2019
Challenge Air Cargo LTD· Région de Paris, France
- Director verticals - Global head of Express Cargo, Integrators ,Postal solutions & E-commerceOct 2016 — Sep 2018AAir France KLM Martinair Cargo· France
- Managing Director Middle East, Gulf & Indian SubcontinentSep 2014 — Sep 2016AAir France - KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo· New Delhi India
- Director – Indian SubcontinentSep 2013 — Aug 2014AAir France - KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo· New Delhi Area, India
- Director – Central Europe & Eastern Europe & RussiaAug 2009 — Aug 2013AAir France - KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo· Istanbul, Turkey
- Regional Manager - Eastern EuropeJul 2007 — Jul 2009AAir France - KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo· Istanbul, Turkey
- Management Controller – France/DOM –TOM/Africa/Indian OceanJul 2005 — Aug 2007AAir France - KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo· Paris Roissy CDG
- Administrative and Financial Manager FranceJul 2002 — Jul 2005
Air France· Paris Roissy CDG
- Commercial Manager for AfricaJul 2001 — Jul 2002
- Sales Manager LyonJul 1999 — Jul 2001
- Technical Director of the ESF (French Ski School)1993 — 1997
Club Med· Tignes Val d'isere La Plagne
- Logistic and Transport manager1993 — 1997
Education
- Montpellier Business SchoolExecutive MBA · Commerce internationalPresent
- Harvard Business School Online· Global Business2020 — 2020
- ENSA - Ecole Nationale de Ski et AlpinismeBrevet d’état option ski alpin · Sports Studies1989 — 1992
- Montpellier Business SchoolMaster Grande Ecole- Master in Management · International Management2015 — 2016
- Montpellier Business SchoolExecutive MBA · Commerce internationalPresent
Languages
- Français · Native or bilingual
- Anglais · Full professional
- Italien · Elementary
Top skills
Operations ManagementChange ManagementNegotiationAdaptive LeadershipAirportsInternational Relations
About
Expert in Air transport (freight), specializing in change management and business development with a view to profitability & quality . More than 20 years of experience in the EMEA zone, including 9 years abroad. 360° vision of markets at regional and global level: implementation of a strategy based on Pricing/Sales & Revenue Management/Customer Service/Operations, policy adaptation (processes and standards), PnL management up to hundreds of millions of euros, performance management. With excellent leadership skills and a background in finance, familiarity of representing the group externally and driving operational excellence internally.