DHL Express has appointed Sarvesh Devan to lead the team in Fiji and Pacific Islands as country manager.
He will be responsible for the strategic growth and managing the overall business operations in the region.
Devan takes over from Mark Komene, who will begin a new role as Vietnam senior director of operations.
Mark Foy, DHL Express managing director for New Zealand, Fiji and Pacific Islands, says the region has grown to become an important market with significant potential.
“In Fiji alone, e-commerce revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate of 13.85% between 2021 and 2025.
“With Sarvesh’s long standing presence in the Fijian business community, strong leadership skills and business acumen, I am confident that he will remain a valuable asset to our local employees, customers and partners,” Foy says.
Devan brings close to 20 years of experience in the international express logistics industry, where he spent his first 14 years as the chief financial officer of DHL Express in Fiji and Pacific Islands.
He led the design and build of the business services centre in Suva, and was instrumental in building a team of over 90 international specialists. Most recently, he was the commercial senior manager for Fiji and Pacific Islands.
“Since 1976, we have established ourselves as an industry leader focused on speed and timely delivery in Fiji and Pacific Islands,” Devan says.
“Under Mark’s leadership, Fiji has grown tremendously to become the go-to express logistics service provider and employer of choice.
“Leading the business when there is so much growth potential is going to bring new and exciting challenges for me. But I look forward to taking on the challenge of delivering results as well as excelling in customer loyalty and employee engagement,” he says.
DHL Express celebrates 45 years of industry leadership this year with a strong footprint in Fiji and Pacific Islands. It has around 180 employees, 11 vehicles servicing four locations in Fiji and covers 11 countries in the Pacific Islands.
