Biography

President, United Cargo

Vice President, United Airlines

Jan Krems is President, United Cargo for United Airlines, the world's leading airline. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of United Cargo's operations, customer service, sales and marketing activity, revenue management, product quality, and technology solutions. Prior to this position, Jan was Vice President Americas for Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo, where he was responsible for the company's operations, customer service and sales in North America, South America, Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean.

Jan joined United after a 27-year career at KLM Cargo. While with KLM, he served in a number of leadership positions including Vice President Asia and Vice President Europe, Africa and the Middle East. As the company's Vice President Worldwide Customer Service during and after the merger with Air France Cargo, he was responsible for the integration of all Air France and KLM cargo offices, aligning processes, cultures, IT systems, and people on a global scale.

Jan holds a bachelor's degree in commercial economics from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and a post-graduate degree in marketing. When he's not jet-setting, he spends most of his time in Spain, where he enjoys growing grapes (although he admits that the wine is still undrinkable). In addition to his passion for winemaking, Jan resides in Spain with his wife and four dogs and loves playing padel in his leisure time.