Flick to Replace Retiring Warrick as President of UPS Europe
Wolfgang Flick, a veteran UPS manager who began his career by helping establish the company’s first international operation outside North America in Germany, was named to replace the retiring John Warrick as president of UPS Europe.
Warrick, a 34-year veteran of the company, had directed the operation of UPS’s largest international region since 2000. Through Warrick’s tenure in Europe, UPS enjoyed continuous volume growth and record-breaking revenue.
“Through John’s managerial skills, UPS’s quality of service became unmatched in Europe and as a result, the region has produced volume and revenue growth ahead of the market,” said David Abney, president, UPS International. “I am confident that Wolfgang’s deep European experience and international insight will assure the region’s continued success and growth.”
Flick assumed his new duties on Jan. 1 and is based at the region’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The region includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa and accounts for about half of the company’s international revenue.
A native of Germany, Flick joined UPS in 1976 as a center supervisor in Giessen, Germany (near Frankfurt). After moving through a variety of posts in operations and industrial engineering, Flick played a key role in opening UPS’s first air operation outside of the United States at the Cologne/Bonn airport (Germany) in 1986. Flick became district manager of UPS’s European air and international operations in 1991 where he remained until 1995. After that, he spent three years working in the United States as manager of the Utah/Idaho District and then in 2001 accepted the position of managing director, UPS Germany, which is UPS’s largest mark et outside of the United States.
The retiring Warrick spent much of his career criss-crossing the globe for UPS with management assignments in the United States, Asia and Europe. With others, he helped build UPS’s Asia network and was part of the team responsible for establishing UPS’s main air operation in Louisville, Ky., laying the groundwork for what is now the world’s 11th largest airline.
