• Thelogistics veteran brings four decades of DHL experience to the key role in theSouth Pacific

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 1 December 2020 - As the business in DHL Global Forwarding New Zealand andFiji continue on its growth trajectory, the freight specialist of the DeutschePost DHL Group officially appoints Zane Morton as Managing Director for these two countries inthe South Pacific effective today. Having built an illustrious career with theGroup spanning almost four decades, Morton will lead the operations in NewZealand and oversee the growth of the business in Fiji, managed by CountryManager Ray Viegas, who will report to him.

"Across hismany different roles and responsibilities, Zane has proven himself to be arespected leader, who is customer-oriented in his outlook and finely attuned todevelopments in the logistics and freight forwarding industry. We are confidenthe will help our businesses in New Zealand and Fiji reach greater heightsamidst the current challenging microenvironment and augment existing synergiesbetween our operations in New Zealand and Fiji," said Charles Kaufmann, CEO, DHLGlobal Forwarding North Asia South Pacific.

NewZealand's exports grew 58.6% in the last decade between 2009 and 2019. DHLGlobal Forwarding is optimistic about the growth potential in the market andconsiders perishables, life sciences and healthcare, amongst others, as promisingareas that the company would further develop.

Reportingto Kaufmann in this new role, Morton said, "I'm acutely aware that I'm takingon the role at a very interesting time. In the short term, the industry will facea massive undertaking of delivering an unprecedentedvolume of more than 10 billion doses of vaccinesworldwide; at the same time, DHL Global Forwarding is undergoing a digitaltransformation with the rollout of myDHLi inaccordance to the Group's Strategy 2025to futureproof the organization and improve operational excellence in the longterm. I am excited to lead the teams in New Zealand and Fiji to take on thesechallenges and leverage the opportunities to bring the business to greaterheights."

DHL recently published a whitepaper on securing a stable supply chain for vaccines and medical goodsduring health crises and how the transport of vaccines as a highlytemperature-sensitive product can be managed effectively to combat the furtherspread of the COVID-19 virus. The global logistics leader has been serving thelife science and healthcare sector for over 20 years, shipping all sorts ofpharmaceutical and medical-related products, including vaccines andtherapeutics, worldwide.

Mortonfirst joined DHL in New Zealand in 1983 and held various positions during hiscareer, including Operations Management, Country Sales & Marketing Manager,Country Ocean Freight Manager and Wellington Branch Manager. In 2006, herelocated to Dubai where he was the Regional Marketing and Sales Manager forDHL Middle East and Africa for DHL Global Forwarding. He returned to NewZealand in 2011 and was appointed Head of Ocean Freight in 2012, andsubsequently named Head of Sales in 2015.

Note to editors:

The New Zealand- Europe FTA represents an opportunity togain better access to the bloc's almost 500 million consumers through lowertariffs, and new multi-modal shipping options could also lead to even moresavings for importers. Read more on DHL's Logistics of Things.

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