CEVA names Charles Wellins as Vice President of Ocean Freight for the Asia Pacific Region
02 October 2008 - 10:37 CET
SINGAPORE, 2 October 2008 - CEVA Logistics, one of the leading supply chain companies in the world, today announced the appointment of Charles Wellins to the position of Vice President of the Ocean Freight division for the Asia Pacific region.In his new position, Charles will spearhead the strategic development of ocean freight operations, services and sales for the Asia Pacific region, and will be based in Hong Kong. He will also build and lead a robust ocean organisation structure for Asia Pacific, with further investment into Trade-lane development to boost growth. Having more than 22 years of experience in the industry, Charles brings a wealth of forwarding and transportation expertise and industry knowledge. Prior to CEVA, he was with Maersk Inc as Vice President, Sales, for Greater China, and assumed various responsibilities including business development, operations and account management.
"We are proud to have Charles on the team", said Raymond Lee, Vice President of Freight Management for Asia Pacific. "Charles' strong track record is certainly an asset to our organisation. His addition will prove to be invaluable in expanding the ocean services to meet our growth strategy for the region, whilst our Global Core Carrier strategy and procurement will be the key to our success in coming years."
Vittorio Favati, President for Asia Pacific, added, "I am confident Charles's appointment will bring expanded capabilities to our already strong management team. His transportation career accomplishments and leadership will be of immediate benefit to CEVA. We are excited to have him on board to lead our efforts in this key region."
CEVA's Ocean services cover less-than-container load (LCL) and full-container load (FCL) shipments, breakbulk cargoes and charter services, which complement CEVA's end to end solutions.
Globally, the company aims to be one of the top leading NVOCC operators in all key markets, continue its double digit year over year growth, and focus on Operational Excellence through the introduction of LEAN, Zero Defect Startup (ZDS), Smart Solutions & Global Performance Management.
For more information, please contact:
May Chng
Marketing & Communication Manager, Asia Pacific
+65 6507 2763
May.Chng@cevalogistics.com
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CEVA Logistics is a leading global supply chain management company. We provide end-to-end design, implementation and operational solutions in contract logistics and freight forwarding to large and medium-sized national and multinational companies. CEVA employs 54,000 people and runs an extensive global network with facilities in over 100 countries. Following the merger with EGL in August 2007, the new combined company had pro forma sales of € 6.3 billion. For more information, please visit www.cevalogistics.com.
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