Fred Parshley has been appointed director of air freight at UniGroup Worldwide Inc., a global mobility management company.

FedEx Custom Critical Inc., the time-specific, critical-shipment carrier arm of FedEx, has appointed John G. (Jack) Pickard president and chief executive officer. He joined the company in 1986 and has served as vice president since 1989.

Melton Truck Lines has announced four appointments: Russ Elliott has returned to the flatbed carrier as vice president of operations. Rudy Lopez has joined the team as operations assistant in the El Paso, Texas, terminal. John Gee has been named sales representative for the Midwest region. Pat Moran is the new safety training supervisor for the Laredo, Texas, terminal.

Tony Chrestman has been promoted to president of RUAN Transport Corp., a business unit of RUAN Transportation Management Systems. He was promoted from his position as senior vice president of field operations.

Schenker Inc., a subsidiary of the German-based logistics group Stinnes AG, has established a new leadership team. Patrick Moebel has been named president and chief executive officer. Dennis Stoove was named chief information officer. Peter Ohlrich is the new chief financial officer. Christopher Dale is the newly appointed executive vice president for marketing and sales.

Kirk J. Rain has been hired by Vector SCM, the joint venture between General Motors and CNF, as international supervisor.

The Port of Oakland's board of port commissioners unanimously voted to appoint Tay Yoshitani as the new executive director to replace the port's retiring executive director, Charles W. Foster.

Provider of e-commerce solutions for the transportation industry LeanLogistics Inc. has announced that Thomas L. Dammer has joined the company as chief executive officer.