Two Executive Appointments at Delta

[31 Oct 2021] Shawn Cole today officially became Delta's Vice President of Global Sales, a newly created role focusing on identifying enterprise-wide synergies with the airline’s portfolio of global corporate and travel management companies.

Shawn worked most recently as Vice President of Delta Cargo and served as Chairman of SkyTeam Cargo for the past three years.

Shawn will report to Bob Somers, Senior Vice President–Global Sales.

“Shawn’s experience leading teams across the Finance and Cargo divisions make him uniquely qualified for this position,” said Bob Somers. “During the past year, he has worked alongside the Global Sales team to develop new product offerings for our global customers supporting their growing cargo needs as a result of the pandemic.”

To ensure that Delta's cargo business is a more integral part of the commercial portfolio, Delta Cargo will join the commercial organization and Rob Walpole has been appointed as Vice President-Delta Cargo.

Rob, who joined Delta to lead Cargo’s Global Operations and Logistics organization in August 2019, will report to Steve Sear, Executive Vice President–Global Sales and President-International.

“Through his prior leadership of global commercial organization and focus on focus on operational excellence both internally and with our airline partners, Rob is well equipped to lead the Delta Cargo team on a path of continued growth and innovation,” said Steve Sear.

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