DHL appointed Guenter Zorn as President of DHL Express Japan

DHL announced the appointment of Mr Guenter Zorn as President of DHLExpress Japan and a member of the company’ s Asia Pacific Management Board. Mr Zorn succeeds Mr

Scott Price, who moved to Singapore to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express –Asia Pacific, in December 2004. As President of DHL Express Japan, Mr Zorn is responsible forleading DHL’ s business activities in Japan, DHL’ s largest market in the Asia Pacific region.

He will drive DHL Express’ growth in Japan, a market which has registered strong doubledigit growth for 10 consecutive quarters since 2002 – a market often perceived to be highlysaturated. To cater to the sophisticated Japanese market, DHL Express Japan is in the process ofenhancing its network and infrastructure, including the opening of a new Gateway earlier this yearand increasing the number of its service centres to 41. The company, which has the number onemarket position in Japan in the international express business has continually enhanced its productportfolio to incorporate value-added logistics solutions to cater to the changing needs of itsJapanese customers.

Mr Zorn joins DHL from Heidelberg, the leading global manufacturer of printing machinery,where he spent 20 years, including 12 years in Japan. He held several senior positions in thecompany in Germany, France, Singapore and Japan, including five very successful years in his mostrecent role as President of Asia Pacific operations, and was concurrently a member of the Board ofHeidelberg Japan.