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Karsten Michaelis, former senior vice president of ocean freight for DHL Global Forwarding Asia-Pacific, appointed president/representative director of DHL Global Forwarding Japan, effective July 1, 2023.
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Edwin Pinto, currently Head of Marketing and Sales at DHL Global Forwarding, Thailand and Indochina, appointed Managing Director of DHL Global Forwarding India, effective September 1, 2023.
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Praveen Gregory, currently Vice President Asia Pacific Order Management Solutions at DHL Global Forwarding, will assume the role of Senior Vice President Ocean Freight DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific, effective September 1, 2023.
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – August 24, 2023 – DHL Global Forwarding, the specialist freight arm of DHL Group, has announced three strategic leadership appointments in Asia Pacific with the upcoming retirements of Kelvin Leung and Charles Kauffman.
From left to right: Karsten Michaelis, Edwin Pinto, Praveen Gregory
“With Kelvin and Charles retiring this year, it freed up some key positions for us to fill, and I’m glad we were able to do that with network candidates. It shows we can nurture and retain talents, while offering the right development opportunities to our employees.
All bring the right experience, required expertise and will bring a fresh perspective to these roles,” said Niki Frank, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, Asia Pacific.
Karsten Michaelis succeeds Charles Kauffman as President/Representative Director, DHL Global Forwarding, Japan
Charles Kaufmann, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding North Asia South Pacific (NASP), will step down after more than five decades of valuable service to the group. He will entrust the national responsibility of Japan to his successor, Karsten Michaelis, while continuing to take care of the cluster until the end of the year.
Karsten will assume his new role as President/Representative Director of DHL Global Forwarding Japan, effective July 1, 2023. In his new role, Karsten will be based in Japan and will report to Charles Kaufmann.
Karsten Michaelis has had a long career spanning over two decades in the logistics industry. He was mainly based in the Asia-Pacific region, in countries such as Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Australia and Singapore. Since joining the group in 2011, Karsten has held several leadership positions for Ocean Freight in Asia Pacific, including his most recent position as Senior Vice President, Ocean Freight DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific, 2017.
Edwin Pinto appointed Managing Director of DHL Global Forwarding, India
Following the promotion of Niki Frank, Edwin Pinto, currently Head of Sales and Marketing for DHL Global Forwarding, Thailand and Indochina, has been appointed Managing Director of DHL Global Forwarding, India. Edwin will assume his new role on September 1, 2023 and will report to Niki Frank. Edwin will be based in India.
Edwin joined DHL in 2001 in India and has since held several management positions within DHL Global Forwarding. Working for the automotive sector, he gained experience in various positions until being appointed DGF Sector Director for the South Asia Pacific and Africa region in 2010. From 2012, he was promoted to Head of Management DGF India key accounts. Edwin moved to Thailand in 2014, where he worked as Commercial Director and DGF Client Program Management, before taking up his current role in 2021.
Praveen Gregory will assume the role of SVP Ocean Freight, DHL Global Forwarding, Asia Pacific
Praveen Gregory, currently Vice President Asia Pacific Order Management Solutions at DHL Global Forwarding, will assume the role of Senior Vice President Ocean Freight for DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific, effective September 1, 2023. In his new role, Praveen will be based in Singapore and will report directly to Niki Frank, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific, with a dotted line to Casper Ellerbaek, Senior Vice President, Global Ocean Freight, DHL Global Forwarding.
Prior to joining DHL Group in ocean freight operations in Dubai in 2008, Praveen had worked for Maersk. In 2010 he moved to Germany and held several positions in the areas of market intelligence and strategy and product development. He moved to Hong Kong in 2018 to take up regional management positions with Ocean Commercial Center and Account Management ISC. In 2022, he assumes his current position as Vice President of Order Management Solutions for Asia-Pacific.
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