DHL appoints Anita Gupta as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Sustainability in Asia Pacific

DHL announced the appointment of Anita Gupta as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Sustainability for Asia Pacific. Ms. Gupta is based at DHL’s regional headquarters in Singapore, where she will develop and steer communications and sustainability initiatives across all business divisions in Asia Pacific. Her appointment is effective from 15 October 2007.

Prior to joining DHL, Ms. Gupta was with Citigroup in New York, USA, where over the course of eleven years she held various positions in the Public Affairs and Communications areas and, most recently, as Global Head of Risk and Compliance Communications.

Before her stint in New York, she was Director of Public Affairs and Communications for Citibank in South Asia. Under her leadership, Citibank in India innovated and implemented an internationally recognized micro-credit program.

Before joining Citibank, Ms. Gupta was Public Affairs and Communications Manager at American Express Bank Ltd., India, where she was a key member of the team that launched the American Express Card in India. She is also credited with developing the Public Affairs function.

In addition to her work, Ms. Gupta has a strong interest in supporting community relations and promoting Indian culture and women’s empowerment. She established the Public Affairs function for the American India Foundation (AIF) and, in March 2001, she was appointed as the coordinator of US President Bill Clinton’s visit to India for the AIF. She has also developed community support programs with the Missionaries of Charity, an organization founded by Mother Teresa, and also innovated a women’s employment initiative in Venezuela.

Ms. Gupta succeeds Christina Koh, who has relocated to Bonn, Germany, from where she now heads the global Express communications department.