DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Michael Dhu as its new country manager for New Zealand. Formerly head of sales steering at DHL's global head office in Germany, he is returning to his home region to take up the new post where he was the national sales manager for DHL Global Forwarding Australia from 2005-2009. He will report to Tony Boll, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding South Pacific.

 

An Australian with more than 26 years of experience in national, regional and global roles in the logistics industry, Dhu spent the past five years as vice president, global head of sales steering, overseeing the development and execution of strategies needed to optimize sales performance across DHL Global Forwarding. He initiated a series of key changes across DHL's global sales structure including CRM implementation, bid process redesign and performance metrics redesign. He also led the roll-out of the certified international forwarder (CIF) programme launched in mid-2014.

 

Dhu joined the logistics industry in 1989 in Australia,  building a portfolio of expertise across Asia-Pacific including New Zealand , before joining Danzas AEI that became DHL Global Forwarding. Before relocating to Bonn, he was national sales manager for DHL Global Forwarding in Australia.

 

He is presently completing an MBA from the University of New South Wales.