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DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Charles Kaufmann as its new managing director for Japan, adding to his responsibilities as chief executive of North Asia.
Mr Kaufmann is a long-term DHL employee in a career which stretches back more than 40 years. Prior to his appointment as CEO of North Asia, he held several senior management roles in Japan and Korea over a 15-year period.
DHL has described him as being instrumental in its development of multimodal services between Asia and Europe in line with China’s One Belt One Road initiative.
Kelvin Leung, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific’s chief executive, said the appointment would allow the firm to take an even more integrated approach to the North Asian region.
“Having spent a significant proportion of his illustrious career in Japan, I’m confident that Charles will achieve sustainable growth for our business in Japan in the years ahead.”
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