Blue Dart appoints new Managing Director & Sales up by 24.51%
Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia’s #1 integrated air express, courier and logistics company, today announced the appointment of Anil Khanna as Managing Director of the company with effect from February 21, 2007. Anil Khanna will replace Malcolm Monteiro who has moved to DHL Express, Asia Pacific, as Senior Vice President and Area Director for South Asia.
The appointment of the new Managing Director has been approved by the Board of Directors at a meeting held in the city today to declare the company’s annual financial results for the year ended December 31 2006.
The Company posted Rs 50.23 crores profit after tax for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to Rs 43.41 crores for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 of the previous year. Income from operations for the year ended 2006 was 668.02 crores. Blue Dart, last year, moved to a financial reporting for the calendar year from the earlier fiscal year.
Anil Khanna has 27 years of experience in various industries and has been with Blue Dart for over 14 years. He moves to the position of Managing Director from his earlier position as Senior Vice President – Western Region. As the Head of the Western Region, he has been responsible for developing business potential, driving strong growths in the region, which contributes to a third of the company’s revenues, and enhancing service quality. Anil is a graduate from St Stephen’s College, Delhi and holds anMBAdegree in Marketing and Finance fromUBS, Chandigarh
Speaking on the strategy going forward, Anil Khanna said, “Blue Dart is a market leader and has built its differentiation on the fundamentals of service excellence and customer centricity. Blue Dart serves a loyal customer base and the challenge is to innovate ahead of the market to find solutions compatible with evolving customer needs and reinforce our role as a critical component in his supply chain. I look forward to working closely with my colleagues to drive our company forward in the interest of India’s business, our shareholders and the community we serve.”
While expressing appreciation for Malcolm Monteiro, Anil Khanna said, “Malcolm succeeded in ensuring the company’s continued profitability in the past year. Blue Dart is proud of Malcolm’s selection on the Asia Pacific Management Board and his new responsibility as head of the South Asia region at DHL Express. His appointment is a welcome reinforcement of DHL’s commitment to India and the SAARC region, and both DHL and Blue Dart’s complementary and collaborative strengths are ideally positioned to serve and facilitate trade and commerce in the region as no other service provider”.
– End –
About Blue Dart
Blue Dart, South Asia’s premier courier, and integrated air express package distribution company, offers secure and reliable delivery of consignments to over 14,400 locations in India.
As part of the DHL Group, Blue Dart accesses the largest and most comprehensive express and logistics network worldwide, covering over 220 countries, and offering an entire spectrum of distribution services, including express, air freight, ocean freight, supply chain solutions, freight forwarding, customs clearance, project handling and charters through the 4 Business Units in India – DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Exel Supply Chain and Blue Dart.
Blue Dart was selected a Business Superbrand from over 1699 brands across 169 product categories, received the Readers Digest’s Most Trusted Brand Gold Award, and is listed in the Dun & Bradstreet top 500 companies in India. The Blue Dart team drives marketplace leadership through its motivated people force, dedicated air capacity, cutting-edge technology, innovation, and value-added services, to deliver unmatched standards of service quality to its customers.
For further Information, please contact:
Rohit Varier
Image Public Relations Pvt. Ltd.
Tel : (022) 2492 9831
M : 9819403110
Tulsi N. Mirchandaney
Sr. VP – Marketing &
