DHL Express announces new Americas and US CEOs
Mike Parra is to succeed Stephen Fenwick as CEO for DHL Express Americas, who is retiring after serving the company for three decades. With Parra’s promotion, Greg Hewitt will move into the position of CEO for Express US operations.
Parra started his career with DHL Express in 1997 as service centre manager in South Florida. In 2009 he was appointed General Manager and Senior Vice President responsible for all operations and sales activities in the Western United States and Guam. In 2011, he became responsible for the Americas region network operations.
In his new appointment as regional CEO, Parra will be responsible for the management of DHL Express business activities in 50 countries and territories across the Americas, which includes the US, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
Prior to joining DHL, he worked for 10 years with TNT Express Worldwide, holding positions as regional operations manager, gateway manager and general manager of Latin America and the Caribbean.
In his new role as Express U.S. CEO, Hewitt will lead the Express US Management Board and will join the Express Americas Management Board. Prior to joining DHL Express U.S. as Area General Manager for the Northeast U.S. region last November, he served as President of DHL Express Canada from 2011 to 2014.
Hewitt, who started his career with DHL in 2003 in Canada, has held several vice president management positions in commercial sales, including international assignments in Europe and the US. He led the team that negotiated the sale of the DHL Express domestic business in Canada to TransForce in 2011.
Fenwick’s retirement is effective from 31 December. Parra and Hewitt start their new positions on Jan. 4, 2016.
