DHL eCommerce Solutions names Samuel Conroy as Managing Director in Vietnam

Strong track record of growth and customer excellence after 18 years of contract logistics business experience and extensive local market knowledge

 

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – April 26, 2019 – DHL
eCommerce Solutions, a division of the world’s leading logistics company,
Deutsche Post DHL Group, has named Samuel
Conroy as Managing Director for Vietnam, effective April 1, 2019. Prior to
joining DHL, Conroy held senior general management roles in various Southeast
Asian countries and was most recently the CEO of the Middle-East Cluster for
Damco Logistics.

 

“Samuel
brings with him a wealth of knowledge in the logistics business as well as
general management experience gained from working across different markets in
both country and regional capacities,” said Kiattichai Pitpreecha, CEO, DHL eCommerce Solutions Southeast Asia.
“His enthusiasm and strategic hands-on leadership approach will be crucial to
exceeding customer expectations and delivering profitable growth.”

 

Samuel’s
extensive general management experience has been supplemented with
previous project management and functional implementation successes across a broad
logistics environment. He previously
also served as the director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.

 

“Vietnam
currently has one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world,” said
Samuel Conroy, Managing Director, DHL eCommerce Solutions, Vietnam. “With more
than half of Vietnam’s population already using the internet and more than 50
million smartphone subscribers, we must fully utilize our e-commerce
capabilities across the DHL divisions to help our customers create a strong base
of operations and overcome infrastructure challenges to capitalize on that
speed of growth.”

 

According to the 2018 “e-Conomy
SEA” report by Google and Temasek, Vietnamese e-commerce growth rate ranked
second in Southeast Asia, just behind Indonesia. It is estimated 3.2 million
Vietnamese users annually shop online. The Vietnamese government is also targeting
to improve
its business climate and national competitiveness by raising Vietnam’s
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) by five to 10 places by 2025. Vietnam’s LPI had jumped
25 places from 64^th in 2016 to 39^th in 2018. 

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