A number of senior managerial changes have been announced by leading international express andparcel operators during May.
DHL:
* Jan Engels (47) has been appointed managing director marketing & sales at DHL ExpressBenelux as of June 1. He has been with DHL in the Netherlands since 1997, mostly recently as headof commercial for the northern unit of DHL Express Benelux.
* Ben Gordon has been named Express Logistics Operations and Implementations Manager for UAE.He is responsible for managing DHL Express Logistics Centers (ELCs) in the Free Zones of DubaiInternational Airport and Jebel Ali, as well as two Strategic Part Centers (SPCs) in Abu Dhabi andAl Quoz. In addition, he will be responsible for the implementation of new logistics projects onbehalf of customers who require tailored warehousing, order processing and distribution solutions.
* Jean-Sébastien Leridon (32) has been named Commercial and Marketing director for DHL GlobalMail in France. He was previously marketing director at DHL Express France. Thomas Sonnenschein(37) is the new secretary general of DHL Global Mail in France, responsible for administration andfinances.
TNT Express:
* Jürgen Seifert has been named to the management board of TNT Express in Germany, withresponsibility for Human Resources & General Services. He was already head of human resources.General Services include Security, Business Excellence, Quality Management, Health & Safety andProcurement & Properties.
* Andrew Watson has been appointed National Operations Manager in Bahrain with responsibilityfor country operations and the local road and air hubs.
UPS:
* Davide Rosetti has been named commercial director for Southern Europe, with responsibilityfor sales and commercial development. The UPS Southern Europe region covers Italy, Switzerland,Greece, the Balkan region, Africa and the Middle East. He was previously operations director forUPS Italy.
