DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company, today announced the appointment of Alec Ang as General Manager, DHL Express Singapore, with immediate effect.

As General Manager, Mr Ang is responsible for the overall running of all DHL Express' operations in Singapore. He succeeds Mr Teo Ser Luck, who was recently elected as a Member of Parliament.

Extending congratulations on Mr Ang's appointment, Ms Yasmin Aladad Khan, Senior Vice President, DHL Express South East Asia said: "I have worked with Alec on a number of occasions and found him to be very passionate about the logistics and supply chain industry. His knowledge will be an undeniable asset to our company."

"With his vast experience in the logistics sector, coupled with his open door approach to management, I am sure that Alec will bring out the best in our already very competent staff at DHL Express Singapore."

Mr Ang joins DHL Express Singapore from DHL Global Customer Solutions (GCS), where he was Vice President of Supply Chain Logistics. During his tenure at GCS, he co-authored the 10th edition of the Global Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Survey, which was done to identify and track key trends and views of the 3PL industry from the perspective of customers who use 3PL services. Mr Ang also won DHL the coveted CIO Award at the CIO Asia Conference Awards 2006 for the innovative use of IT to solve supply chain problems for customers, such as applying Optimization technology to determine efficient locations to site Hubs and cross docks.

Mr Ang is a veteran in the logistics industry with over 10 years of experience. He has held senior positions in all sectors of logistics such as Marketing, Strategic Planning, Pricing, Costing and Supply Chain Management, both at country and regional level.

Mr Ang graduated with a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and obtained an MBA from Nanyang Technological University. He is also a qualified accountant with a CPA. Recently, he was awarded a scholarship with the Georgia Technological Institute in Atlanta where he completed a graduate course in international supply chain management.