Swissport Appoints Frank Mena as Head of the Americas

Frank Mena, currently head of the North America region of Swissport, also assumes responsibility for Latin America and serves as new head of the Americas with immediate effect. Mena takes over the LATAM markets from José Canales, who is leaving the company.

"As Head of Swissport in North America, Frank has proven his ability to professionally lead our organization in the US and Canada and guide the company through the Covid-19 crisis. Together with his team he will support our customers to quickly emerge from the crisis," says Christoph Mueller, president and CEO of Swissport International AG. "We thank José for driving the operational and commercial development of our organization in Latin America during the last seven years."

Mena has spent 43 years working in the aviation industry. After joining Swissport as a general manager in 1991, he held several executive management roles, among them head of LATAM, chief operations officer US ground handling and chief commercial officer of the Americas. Since October 2019, he has led the organization in the US and Canada and has been responsible for the full-service portfolio including ground services, air cargo handling and fueling. Mena will report to Mueller.