• New countrymanager brings 26 years of experience to the role, including senior leadershippositions within the Asia Pacific region and Germany
• Lawson to focuson further raising customer growth and innovation for DHL Global Forwarding's thrivingAustralian business

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Media OutReach - 23 January 2019 - DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, seaand road freight services, has named George Lawson as Country Manager forAustralia from February 1, 2019.

Lawsonreturns to his homeland after decades of leadership experience in the logisticsindustry around the globe, covering a variety of disciplines from generalmanagement, business development and operations. In his most recent role asCountry Manager of DHL Global Forwarding India, Lawson grew the business to bean important profit contributor within the DHL Global Forwarding network and oversawmajor improvements in employee engagement that saw his team claim a Great Placeto Work® certification in 2018.

"George brings to bear an unwavering commitment tohis people and customers in every role that he takes on, one which has neverfailed to generate impressive and sustainable business results in even the mostdemanding of markets," said Charles Kaufmann, CEO, North Asia South Pacific,DHL Global Forwarding and President/RepresentativeDirector, DHL Global Forwarding Japan K.K. "For a mature market like Australia where westill see significant trade growth occurring -- including year-on-year growth ofexports by nearly 17% last year[1]- that sort of focus, coupled with his core strengths in related disciplineslike marketing and operations, will play a major role in helping us to grow ourbusiness by delivering a world-class customer experience in every shipment."

Duringhis time in Germany as Global Head of Marketing, Lawson led the development of DHLGlobal Forwarding's Certified International Forwarder program, now the coreelement of the company's employee engagement and customer-experience programworldwide.

Lawson'stenure with DHL started nearly 26 years ago with rapid progression intoleadership roles across the Asia Pacific region, including heading operationsin Singapore and leading sales and marketing for the South Asia and Pacificsub-region. He takes over in Australia from industry luminary Tony Boll, whowill enter retirement after more than 50 years of service with the DeutschePost DHL Group but will continue to advise the business for the near term.

"I am lookingforward to working with an experienced and motivated team that already leadsthe pack in terms of service and innovation," said Lawson of the new role. "Serviceto our customer forms the cornerstone of DHL Global Forwarding's offering to businessesof all sizes worldwide, but especially so in the Australian market where enterprisesare increasingly likely to have a go at expanding abroad. I am committed tousing the experience I've gained in markets like India and Singapore -- bothamongst Australia's top ten trading partners -- to further strengthen oursupport for Australian businesses in their concerted push overseas."

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