DHL appoints new Chief Operating Officer in India

Company Brief

Mumbai, February 23, 2011

DHL, the world's leading logistics company, today announced the appointment of Mr. Vikas Anand as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for DHL Supply Chain India. Prior to his current position, Mr. Vikas Anand was Director of Operations at DHL Supply Chain India.

Speaking on the appointment, Mr. Oscar de Bok, CEO - South & South East Asia, DHL Supply Chain, said, "We are delighted to announce the appointment of Vikas Anand as COO for DHL Supply Chain in India. Vikas, over the years has successfully built a very efficient Operations business model and in his new role as COO assumes responsibility for running DHL's supply chain business in India, which includes all warehousing and distribution operations, business development and new projects implementation. He will oversee more than 500 employees spread over more than 40 cities across India."

Vikas Anand joined DHL Supply Chain as Supply Chain Manager in the Middle East based at Dubai, before moving to India in 2005. Since then, he has held various positions within DHL viz National Service Parts Logistics Head and General Manager - Logistics.

A Mechanical Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering and an MBA holder from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi, Vikas Anand has extensive industry experience of over 20 years.

For further information, please contact:

DHL Lemuir Logistics Pvt. Ltd.

Jyoti Row Kavi

Tel: 022-66983431

Email: Jyoti.rowkavi@dhl.com