DHL Supply Chain has named Andries Retief as the new Chief Executive Officer of its South East Asia cluster, which includes Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Retief, who previously led DHL Supply Chain Central & Eastern Europe in Poland, will report directly to Terry Ryan, CEO of DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific, who is based in Singapore.
Retief brings an 18-year career spanning two continents, having started his career as a Financial Manager at DHL Supply Chain in South Africa in 2009. He later became the Managing Director of DHL Supply Chain East Africa in 2016, before being named CEO of Central and Eastern Europe in 2019.
He was able to achieve accelerated growth in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia during his tenure by securing and implementing transformational new business in the transportation, e-commerce, and automotive sectors.
Retief is looking forward to working closely with customers to leverage the strengths of DHL Supply Chain's technology, e-commerce fulfilment network, and life science sectors, while also developing new capabilities and expanding into new markets.
Furthermore, he is eager to advance the company's diversity and inclusion agenda, ensuring that employees have a positive experience as they grow together, guided by the company's culture of respect and results.