Frankfurt-based IT specialist, allivate GmbH, has appointed Matthias Hupka and Niklas Petri as Joint Managing Directors. The two previously senior consultants at allivate, assumed their new positions on 01JAN26, taking over from Denis de Farias Duarte who had led the company in the interim, since Martina Schickorr’s departure in AUG25.
Hupka’s responsibilities include IT, project and product management, driving the technical and strategic development of the FAIR@Link platform, and integrating new digital modules and services. His background is in computer science, and he has held positions with Fraport, cimt, and WSP, thus he has accrued strong experience in both IT development, air cargo, and consulting.
Petri manages sales and the operational design of digitalized cargo processes, with a focus on market expansion, strategic growth, and new business/service models. An economist and qualified forwarding agent, he previously held roles at DB Schenker (air cargo) and DB Cargo (strategy and project management).
Both gentlemen will collaborate closely with DAKOSY and Fraport, allivate’s joint venture partners. Hupka liaises with DAKOSY on platform operation, while Petri connects with Fraport to leverage its airport network and cargo community expertise.
Founded in JAN24, allivate, a 50:50 joint venture between Fraport AG and DAKOSY AG, develops and operates digital air cargo systems, centering on the FAIR@Link Cargo Community platform supporting over 1,100 companies. The new managing director duo commented: “Our unique selling point is how we work closely with the community on the digital transformation to achieve the best possible result for the air cargo industry. We want to apply the very successful concept of an established and shared Cargo Community System that has been developed at FRA to other airports.”
