DHL Express today announced two senior managerial changes, with John Pearson takingresponsibility for Europe and Roger Crook moving from the Americas to replace him as head of the
extensive Asia Pacific, Middle East and Eastern Europe region.Pearson, 47, is now Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DHL Express Europe, a position previouslyheld on an interim basis by Ken Allen, Global CEO. Europe is the largest region for DHL Express inrevenue terms. In 2009, the region had revenues of €5.6 billion out of the express operator’sworldwide revenues of €10.3 billion. There has been major restructuring in Europe over the lastyear or so with the disposal or closure of the domestic businesses in the UK, Ireland andFrance.
Pearson has gained rich experience in all regions that DHL Express serves in the twenty-fouryears of his career at DHL Express, the company said. He will continue Allen’s strategic work inEurope and is tasked with further building the company’s leading position in the internationalcross border shipping business in the region. Allen and the Express management team have alreadyimproved DHL Express’ underlying EBIT from -€55 million in the first half of 2009 to €352 millionunderlying EBIT in the first half of 2010.
A member of DHL Express’ Global Management Board since 2007, Pearson joined DHL Express in 1986and has held several key positions in sales, marketing and general management. His previouspositions include Area Director of DHL Oceania, Executive Vice President Commercial at DHL ExpressUSA and Commercial Director for DHL Asia Pacific. In 2008, he was appointed as CEO for the EasternEurope, Middle East and Africa regions, and later served as CEO DHL Express APEM (Asia Pacific,Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa). Pearson continues to chair the Customer ServiceExecutive Committee of the DHL Global Express Board.
His replacement as CEO for Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (APEM), whichcovers the fastest growing markets in the DHL global network, is Roger Crook, who currently holdsthe position of CEO for DHL Express Americas. The 53-year-old will take up his new position onJanuary 1, 2011.
Crook will further sharpen DHL Express’ focus on the international cross border shippingbusiness in the APEM region by also concentrating on multinational corporations and small andmedium enterprises. In 2009, the Asia Pacific region had revenues of €2.6 billion while the EEMEAregion (Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa) had revenues of €1.1 billion.
Crook, who has been with DHL Express for twenty years and served as a member of DHL Express’Global Management Board since 2007, is a proven veteran of the logistics industry. During hiscareer at DHL Express, he has held several different roles, including Country Manager, CommercialDirector for Global, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as Chief Operating Officer for thecompany’s Global Customer Logistics Express group and the Global Customer Solutions division. Crookwill continue leading DHL Express’ Global Sales and E-commerce teams.
As CEO of DHL Express for the Americas region, he currently oversees the management of all DHLExpress business activities in close to 50 countries and territories in the Americas region,including the United States. A successor for the CEO DHL Express Americas position will beannounced in due course, the company said.
