DHL Express named Best Workplace in Asia for 2019

April 09, 2019 - 09:33
DHL Express named Best Workplace in Asia for 2019

  • DHLExpress received the top accolade from Great Place to Work® based on employee trustand work culture indicators from 15 countries and territories  


SINGAPORE- Media OutReach - 9April 2019 - DHL Express, the world's leadinginternational express service provider, has been named the Best Workplace inAsia for 2019 by Great Place to Work® (GPTW), the global people analytics andconsulting firm known for its annual Best Workplaces list.


"We are extremely honored to be recognized as the leadingemployer and best-practice workplace in Asia Pacific," said Ken Lee, CEO, DHLExpress, Asia Pacific. "It is important that our employees are always motivatedand engaged because they determine the success of our company. We treatour employees the way we would like them to treat our customers, by fostering aculture of authenticity, responsibility, dignity, performance and results. Thisaward is testament to the passion and energy that each one of us brings with usto work every day to make DHL a special place to be."


DHL Express received GPTW's prestigious award for the fourthtime since 2016, naming it the Best Workplace in Asia in 2016 and 2017 as wellas the runner-up in the same category in 2018. This year's honor came amid positiverecognition of its workplace culture across 15 countries and territories inAsia Pacific. DHL Express garnered commendable scores on both the Trust Indexand the Culture Audit, which canvassed direct feedback from employees todetermine workplace levels of fairness and equity, diversity, and talentdevelopment.


"DHL's success as an organization hinges on the uniquebackground, experiences, and perspectives that each of our employees brings. Ourstrength in respecting and empowering the individual ensures everyone workstogether as a tightly-integrated whole to strive for exceptional performance," saidMateen Thiruselvaam, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, DHL Express, AsiaPacific. "Feedback mechanisms like the annual Employee Opinion Survey make surethat everyone is heard, and enable us to assess and fine-tune our culture sothat we constantly reach toward and extend beyond our full potential."


In 2018, DHL won a total of 50 awards for its workplace culture,bringing the total number of awards won since 2014 to 192.


DHL – The logistics company for the world

DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our DHL familyof divisions offer an unrivalled portfolio of logistics services ranging fromnational and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillmentsolutions, international express, road, air and ocean transport to industrialsupply chain management. With about 380,000 employees in more than 220countries and territories worldwide, DHL connects people and businessessecurely and reliably, enabling global trade flows. With specialized solutionsfor growth markets and industries including technology, life sciences andhealthcare, energy, automotive and retail, a proven commitment to corporateresponsibility and an unrivalled presence in developing markets, DHL isdecisively positioned as "The logistics company for the world".


DHL is part ofDeutsche Post DHL Group. The Group generated revenues of more than 61 billioneuros in 2018.

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