Umair Aamir Sheikh named Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year

Fiata and sponsor the TT Club have named their Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year as Umair Aamir Sheikh, from the Pakistan International Freight Forwarders Association.

He also won the regional title for Asia Pacific.

Mr Sheikh joined the industry four years ago, and comes from a country where 64% of the population is under 30 years old.  His dissertation took into account the effects of digitalisation on freight forwarding activities and concluded that, despite the technology currently available, the role of the freight forwarder remains essential.