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Chapman Freeborn appoints Daniel Carriett as Group Humanitarian Cargo Director

Chapman Freeborn announced today that it has strengthened its humanitarian efforts with the appointment of Daniel Carriett as their Group Humanitarian Cargo Director - a newly created role - effective immediately.

Above: Daniel Carriett, Group Humanitarian Cargo Director, Chapman Freeborn.
Courtesy Chapman Freeborn

Over the last four decades Chapman Freeborn has been supporting multiple Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in response to humanitarian crises. Almost every emergency airlift has involved its chartered aircraft over this time.

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Operations have included supporting response efforts with multiple natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the 2008 Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, earthquakes in Pakistan, Haiti and Nepal. Chapman Freeborn have supported ongoing and post conflict humanitarian crises in Yemen, Darfur, South Sudan, DRC and other parts of central and eastern Africa.

In the past six months Chapman Freeborn has supported multiple NGOs, providing PPE and urgent medical supplies for global communities in reaction to the current Covid-19 pandemic. These operations have been led by Daniel Carriett and his team.

Due to the continued significance of Chapman Freeborn's involvement in the humanitarian sector, with effect from today, Chapman Freeborn promotes Daniel Carriett into a newly created role, as Group Humanitarian Cargo Director. The role reports directly to Neil Dursley, Chief Commercial Officer.

Neil Dursley, Chief Commercial Officer, commented: “I am delighted to announce the promotion of Daniel Carriett to Group Humanitarian Cargo Director. This world class service provided by Chapman Freeborn has created a ‘best in class’ operation, led by Daniel Carriett for the past 15 years.

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"We have expanded our client portfolio during this time due to the extraordinary efforts of Daniel and his team. This promotion enables us to strengthen this part of the business and provide further support to this very special industry segment that has been a piece of Chapman Freeborn’s DNA for decades and will continue to be, for decades to come. I wish Daniel every success in this newly created role and look forward to him expanding his team and our capabilities in the near future.”


 

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