Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has appointed Andrew Knott as its chief technology officer (CTO).

Knott will lead HLT’s strategy to develop the Hermes Ecosystem and increase digitalisation in the air cargo industry through API integration.

Knott, who has worked at CTO-level for 15 years, delivering high-capacity, reliable and secure applications for the airline industry, will also support HLT’s work to roll out fast, resilient, and secure implementations and upgrades to the latest Hermes cargo management system (CMS) through automation.

Knott also has experience in machine learning and AI, building large language model (LLM)-based products in technical support applications.

He brings more than 25 years of experience in tech and software development to HLT, most of which has been in travel and aviation, including building cloud-native SaaS platforms for private aviation, as well as complex, large-scale travel platforms.

Yuval Baruch, chief executive of HLT, said: “Andrew is a seasoned CTO and brings a wealth of experience to our team, particularly in leveraging the latest cloud-based technologies for the benefit of our customers.

“He has built SaaS products from scratch and has been delivering complex software products as native cloud solutions for 10 years, so he is well placed to drive the continuous development of our cloud-based SaaS solutions at Hermes.”

Knott said: “The Hermes core application is impressive, quickly adaptable, feature-rich and able to fit the many different and complex requirements of customers around the world, putting Hermes in a strong position for growth.

“The Hermes SaaS product represents a huge opportunity to drive digitalisation in the air cargo industry, and when we combine that with the flexibility and efficiency of cloud hosting, the potential gains for customers are vast.”

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