DHL parent, Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) has appointed Jürgen Höfl ing as the new chairman of the divisional board mail international, effective April 1, 2007. Höfl ing has served as member of the divisional board express Europe since 2000 and most recently, as member of the divisional board mail international, with responsibility for Europe. He will retain this latter, supplementary responsibility. Höfl ing succeeds Klaus Knappik who has asked to be released from … [Read more...] about DPWN
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DHL has announced the appointment of Charles Graham as the new global CEO for aviation, DHL Express and as a member of the company’s global express management board. He succeeds Terry Nord, who will retire from DHL after eight successful years of managing growth for DHL’s global aviation services. Based in Bonn, Germany, Graham will be responsible for all aspects of DHL’s aviation activities, in particular leading the strategic development of DHL’s global aviation … [Read more...] about DHL Express
DHL Express Asia Pacific
DHL Express has announced the appointment of Tom Murphy as the new senior vice president, Aviation - DHL Express Asia Pacifi c and as member of the Asia Pacifi c management board. Murphy succeeds Ross Allen. He is a veteran of the airline and logistics industry and brings with him over 30 years of experience in the airline and express business in Europe, USA and Asia Pacifi c. Murphy will remain based in Singapore. … [Read more...] about DHL Express Asia Pacific
DHL relocates logistics division HQ
DHL has relocated the regional operations of its two logistics business units – DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Exel Supply Chain – to a single HQ in Singapore. The DHL Logistics division accounted for more than 22 billion euros or approximately 55 percent of DHL’s global revenue in 2006. According to John Allan, global CEO for the DHL Logistics division and board member of parent company, Deutsche Post World Net, the company’s choice of Singapore was based on the … [Read more...] about DHL relocates logistics division HQ
Express business in the Philippines eyes 7-8-9 growth
The air express and logistics business has never been more robust and DHL Express in the Philippines is seeing more new clients and a wider variety of industries that are interested to avail of its express and logistics services, says Larry Llamzon, country manager of DHL Express Philippines. He says the industry is growing much faster than the Philippine’s gross domestic product (GDP). The actual growth of the industry over the last three years was approximately double that of … [Read more...] about Express business in the Philippines eyes 7-8-9 growth
DHL claims top spot
The global freight forwarding market saw another year of stellar growth in 2006, according to the latest report published by leading logistics research organisation, Transport Intelligence. The research, contained in Global Freight Forwarding 2007, indicates that although the rate of growth was not quite as fast as the year before, it confounded many experts’ expectations of slowingtrade volumes. Steady economic growth in Europe supported Asia Pacifi c trades, whilst the US economy did … [Read more...] about DHL claims top spot