Thomas Tieber to lead DHL Global Forwarding in South Asia
Deutsche Post DHL’s freight arm DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Thomas Tieber as its new chief executive for ASEAN and South Asia. 26-year DHL veteran Tieber steps up from his role managing the business in Thailand, and establishing operations in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
His appointment took effect from the start of this month.
In his new role, Tieber will also oversee operations in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and other agent operations in the ASEAN area and South Asia.
He will be based in Thailand, reporting to Kelvin Leung, the chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific.
Leung said the appointment came in an important region for DHL Global Forwarding as trade growth accelerates.
“With Thomas overseeing a greater cluster of our operations in Asia Pacific, I’m confident that his rich experience and good relationships with industry stakeholders will benefit our customers and drive greater success for our business in the region,” he said.
In his two and a half decades with DHL, Tieber has held key management roles in sales and marketing, and in business development, in Europe and Asia.
The company said he was “instrumental” in instituting key sales initiatives in DHL, and played a “key role” in various mergers and acquisitions.
Commenting on his new appointment, Tieber said: “As one of the regions with high growth potential within Asia Pacific, DHL Global Forwarding has been investing considerably in ASEAN as well as South Asia over the years. This has allowed our business operations to grow exponentially despite challenging market conditions.
“I am very excited to further expand our footprint and mark greater milestones as markets develop to their full potential in the global forwarding industry,” he added.
