Tag: DHL

Patrick Aguirregaviria appointed new Head of Courier Services in France

Posted by | Jul 16, 2007 | |

DHL Express has named Patrick Aguirregaviria its new Head of Courier Services in France, reporting directly to chairman and managing director Stéphane Corthier.

Patrick will be in charge of all production functions, marketing and client relations in the courier area both abroad and France-wide.

Patrick has been marketing director since 2006, developing the national and international express and courier markets and previously spent four years as France operations director on the country’s steering committee.

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New CEO at DHL Express Sweden starting 2008

Posted by | Jul 13, 2007 | |

At his own request, DHL Express Sweden’s CEO, Lars Sundman, will be resigning from his post at the end of 2007. Lars Sundman is 57, and has worked with DHL management to draw up a smooth succession plan for DHL Express Sweden. Lars Sundman will remain a member of DHL Express Sweden’s Board of Directors, while continuing to work as advisor to the CEO of DHL Express Nordic.

Starting 6 January 2008, the new CEO will be Lars Jordahn, Danish by birth, who currently works at DHL in Brussels as head of Hubs & Gateways in Europe. Lars Jordahn started working at DHL in 1984 and has since held some ten positions of increasing responsibility within the company.

Lars Sundman started out working at ASG in 1977. ASG was later acquired by Deutsche Post World Net, leading eventually to the merger between DHL and Danzas in 2003. Lars Sundman has since then had a successful tenure as CEO of DHL Express Sweden.

Lars Jordahn will start out by managing two projects at DHL Express Sweden in August 2007. Alongside these responsibilities, he will undergo a five-month phasing-in period during which time he will be introduced to his work as chief executive officer by CEO Lars Sundman before ultimately taking over as CEO by the end of the year.

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DHL expands infrastructure in Sri Lanka with new Express Centre in Nugegoda.

Posted by | Jul 12, 2007 | |

DHL Keells (Pvt) Ltd inaugurated its newest Express Centre in the bustling town of Nugegoda. It will cater to the increasing demands of DHL’s retail customers in areas south of Colombo and beyond.

The Nugegoda Express Centre adds to DHL’s expanding network which includes Colombo, Kollupitiya, Ja-Ela, Mt.Lavinia, Biyagama, Kandy and Kurunegala. The Nugegoda Express Centre offers a range of products and services including Jumbo Box and Express Pallet targeted at retail customers.

During the last four years, DHL Keells (Pvt) Ltd. has made significant investments towards the development of infrastructure and facilities in Sri Lanka. Among them is the purpose-built Euro 2 million (LKR 260 million), 40,000-square-feet facility at Vauxhall Street in Colombo which houses 130 staff for both the administration and operations arms of DHL Express in Sri Lanka, as well as a 24/7 call centre.

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DHL launches ShipRush

Posted by | Jul 12, 2007 | |

DHL introduced ShipRush, the software tool designed for people to ship directly from several popular software applications. ShipRush for DHL gives shippers an easy and efficient way to ship via DHL by seamlessly integrating with their preferred business software.

Shippers using QuickBooks(R), eBay(R) or Microsoft Outlook will be able to ship directly to contacts within those applications without re-keying address data in a separate shipping system. ShipRush for DHL eliminates the need to copy and paste addresses or to export and import customer information in order to ship.

ShipRush for DHL processes all DHL domestic Express and Ground shipments, while providing greater accuracy by pulling the address directly from the customer’s software or Outlook application. In addition to printing a DHL shipping label from their own application, shippers using the new product can track and view shipments, print shipment activity reports, send automatic email notifications to recipients with the tracking number, and access discounted rates with a DHL account number.

ShipRush for DHL also downloads addresses from QuickBooks or Microsoft Outlook, and pulls PayPal confirmed addresses directly from eBay. The software can run on any PC or over a customer’s local network so it is accessible to multiple users.

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DHL poised to review GBP 25 m pan-European ad account

Posted by | Jul 11, 2007 | |

DHL is understood to be reviewing its pan-European advertising account. It is understood that the pitch, which is being run out of Germany, is still in early stages.

Ogilvy Stockholm is the lead agency on the account although Ogilvy Primary Contact, Ogilvy’s business-to-business division in the UK, handles some work. It is thought that the review is being handled by AAR Gmbh in Germany.

Lisa Morgan, director for marketing communications at DHL Express Europe, denies there is any review. She adds: “I do work with Ogilvy Sweden for pan-European campaigns and am not reviewing our account. Our corporate branding and advertising department is based in Bonn. They are responsible for all global brand communications for DHL and are in touch with many agencies/companies in this respect.”

An Ogilvy spokesman says the agency is unaware of any account review.

Last year, DHL appointed Harrison Troughton Wunderman (HTW) to handle direct marketing in the UK without a pitch, while Vizeum handles media. It is not thought that they will be affected by the review.

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