DHL Appoints EVP for US Network
Package shipping firm DHL Express Americas named Charles Brewer, a longtime company executive overseas, as executive vice president of U.S. air products and services in an effort to help bolster its ailing U.S. business. DHL said Brewer has been with the company 21 years, recently managed its operations in Malaysia and also held senior jobs in the Asia-Pacific region and the United Kingdom. Express Joint CEO John Mullen said Brewer brings to his U.S. position “a track record of success at DHL in markets overseas.” Parent Deutsche Post recently said its fourth-quarter earnings were weighed down by DHL’s U.S. performance, where the express operation that was ramping up against market leaders FedEx and UPS lost customers after merging two separate air hubs last September into its Wilmington, Ohio, facility. DHL subsequently said it will directly take control of the inter-city trucking operations that were formerly managed by ABX Air, the company that provides most airplanes used by DHL Express and operates its package-sort hubs. And DHL said it will take the Allentown, Pa., sorting facility – second-largest in its U.S. network – out of ABX’s hands. Mullen said that “with our newly-enhanced air and ground network, the dedicated executive focus of our core air product offerings will greatly support our efforts in reaching under-penetrated markets and industries.” Brewer, who will work out of company headquarters in Plantation, Fla., said DHL is “well-positioned to make significant inroads to offer premium air services for a variety of industries.” He also pledged to “listen closely to the needs of our customers” and make sure DHL services are tailored to the U.S. marketplace.
