Lee Spratt tapped to lead DHL Global Mail – Americas
Deutsche Post World Net has announced the appointment of Lee Spratt to the position of President & Chief Executive Officer of DHL Global Mail’s Americas division. Spratt was promoted from Senior Vice President of the Domestic Business Unit to succeed Joe Phelan, who became CEO of DHL Global Mail effective October 1.
During his more than four years at DHL Global Mail – Americas, Spratt has risen steadily through the division’s upper ranks. He arrived in 2004 from QuikPak when that company was merged with two others, Deutsche Post Global Mail and SmartMail, to form DHL Global Mail. To facilitate this integration, Spratt was responsible for developing and implementing a transition plan as Vice President of Channel Sales.
Spratt later served as Vice President of Information Technology and then Senior Vice President of Customer Solutions, which includes IT and Customer Service. After he became Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, the Americas division experienced double-digit revenue growth from 2006 to 2007. He was named Senior Vice President of the Domestic Business Unit in July 2008.