DHL has announced the appointment of Dennis van der Meijs as managing director of DHL Global Forwarding Malaysia. Van der Meijs, who was a Regional Trade Lane manager in Singapore before becoming acting managing director prior to this appointment, will report to Sam Ang, CEO, Southeast Asia, DHL Global Forwarding. Van der Meijs joined DHL in 1998 and has been in the freight forwarding industry for 20 years.

“The Malaysian market presents tremendous growth potential for us and as the economy picks up, I look forward to the opportunity for us to work more closely with our customers and add value to their supply chains,” said Ang. Amadou Diallo, DHL Global Forwarding CEO for South Asia Pacific added: “Dennis has played a key role in our Malaysian operations and has delivered strong results since he joined us. We’re pleased to formally appoint him as managing director of DHL Global Forwarding Malaysia. Dennis’ main focus will be on enhancing our offering of integrated yet simplified solutions to our customers in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), electronics, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and automotive sectors.”