In an ongoing reorganisation of its coverage and compliance crew, the British Worldwide Freight Affiliation (BIFA) has promoted Pawel Jarza to coverage, compliance and exterior affairs director.
Jarza is well-known to many BIFA members because of his work within the Customs surroundings as frontier coverage supervisor, and extra lately as coverage and compliance adviser, air.
A graduate of the college of Wroclaw with a masters diploma in Worldwide Commerce Relations, Jarza has over 20 years of expertise within the logistics business, primarily in Customs compliance-focused managerial roles, and has labored for BIFA for six years, over two durations.
In his expanded position, Jarza turns into chargeable for a lot of BIFA’s exterior lobbying and illustration work, principally with numerous Authorities departments, but in addition with different key stakeholder teams.
Going forwards, Robert Windsor, a long-serving member of BIFA’s senior administration crew turns into senior coverage adviser, chargeable for floor coverage issues, in addition to authorized and insurance coverage points.
Within the latter space, Windsor is presently main a crew that has been reviewing BIFA’s Normal Buying and selling Circumstances (STC).
BIFA’s STC are reviewed on a periodic foundation in response to business developments and legislative adjustments. This can be a very time-consuming course of however has change into vital as a way to shield the pursuits of BIFA members because of points stemming from the UK leaving the EU, and with rising international tensions which have elevated commerce difficulties and subsequently dangers to members.
Steve Parker, BIFA director normal says: “The realignment of duties will give Robert the chance to concentrate on the duty in hand to make sure that a brand new set of BIFA Normal Buying and selling Circumstances (STC) stays as a basis stone of the connection between BIFA, its members and their clients.
“Pawel is tasked with working with BIFA’s lately appointed public affairs and authorities relations advisor, SEC Newgate, to open up new channels of communication and advocacy with numerous exterior stakeholders, as a part of our drive to broaden the consultant position we undertake on behalf of members, and the UK freight and logistics sector.”
