New CEO for New Zealand Post
David Walsh will become the new Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand Post from 1 May. Walsh, whose appointment follows on from the notice of retirement last year of Sir Brian Roche, has been at NZ Post for two years as Chief Financial Officer and has provided executive leadership to the Information Technology function.
Prior to joining NZ Post, he was appointed as CFO at KiwiRail in 2004, before moving into the role of General Manager, Corporate & Finance. Earlier in his career, Mr Walsh spent time in the NZ Racing Board, Fonterra, TransAlta NZ and Shell NZ.
New Zealand Post has also recently signed an agreement with the Henan Bonded Logistics Centre (HNBLC) and Trademonster which it says will “simplify access for New Zealand companies to one of world’s largest consumer markets” – China.
According to New Zealand Post: “HNBLC processes more than 90 million domestic parcels in China, and more than half of all cross border ecommerce trade. Trademonster has a strategic alliance with NZ Post and has strong relationships with the major ecommerce platforms in China, which is key for New Zealand SME businesses looking to enter China.”
Finally, New Zealand has also announced that the cost of sending a medium sized letter within New Zealand by FastPost will increase 50 cents from $1.80 to $2.30, from 1 July.
