Sheena Arnold – a well-known personality in the SA aviation industry – has been rewarded for over 10 years of what she described as “hard graft” at general sales agent, The Cargo Connection, with a directorship of the company. Born in what was then Bulawayo, Rhodesia, Arnold was educated and did her military service (both army and air force) there before emigrating to SA in 1981. She started her air cargo career with Quickair, then moved on to Freightech, before joining The Cargo Connection in 1995. “I left for two years to work for airfreight agents Unifast, before rejoining The Cargo Connection,” she said. “Now, I’m one of the company’s fixed assets – a part of the furniture you might say.” The directorship, she added, changes nothing. “Same job, doing everything – and now a nice new title. “But I like to be with the clients, and with our operations and sales teams.” Her description of how she intends to venture into the future was brief. “Just trying to get more airlines, and some more business,” Arnold said.
