DHL Danzas lays off 50 salespeople
DHL Danzas Air & Ocean laid off approximately 50 salespeople, including support personnel, in what a spokeswoman described as “part of our ongoing effort to align our costs with the level of business.” The move reflects “the continuing weakness in the global economy and a trend by our largest customers to become more import-driven,” said Candace Bouchard, the spokeswoman.
DHL Danzas had approximately 280 salespeople in the U.S. before the cutbacks. The move is not related to any consolidation of DHL Danzas and DHL Express, she added.
“This has been a difficult decision, but it is the right thing to do for our customers, for the health of our business and for the future of the nearly 3,800 DHL Danzas Air and Ocean employees who serve in North America,” said Hans Toggweiler, chief executive and president of Newark, N.J-based DHL Danzas Air & Ocean, North America.
Affected employees will receive separation benefits based on their terms of service and length of employment, in accord with the severance policy established during the integration of Air Express International and Danzas several years ago. Following that integration, the company was known as Danzas AEI. Since April 1, it has been using the name DHL Danzas Air & Ocean as part of a strategy by its owner, Deutsche Post World Net, to capitalize on the well-known DHL brand name. Deutsche Post also owns DHL.
