Auckland-based freight management company Parcelport has appointed Jeff Vollebregt as its chief executive.
Parcelport is a cloud-based start-up founded in 2012 to streamline courier and freight delivery systems.
Vollebregt joins the company with a background in international business development and extensive commercial leadership experience from successful multi-nationals and brands such as 3M, BP/Castrol and DHL.
He returned to New Zealand after leading global and regional teams in the US, Singapore, Hong Kong and Europe.
He recently spearheaded the international development of Kiwi start-up success story DeSalt which offers cleaning and protective products.
Parcelport founder Jimmy Wu says the appointment of Vollebregt is a significant move for the future of the company.
“Parcelport is well positioned for growth in the local market as well as international expansion and we believe Jeff has the skills, experience and vision to drive that growth.
“Jeff’s wealth of commercial management experience, specifically in the logistics industry, is just what Parcelport needs as it looks at its long-term growth,” Wu says.
Vollebregt says it’s an exciting time for the freight and logistics industry which is “undergoing a lot of change and never more so than now”.
He says the impact of retail innovation is driven largely by digital developments for business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) supply chains.
“It’s an interesting time for Parcelport, our customers and our team. I’m looking forward to using my experience to further enhance the Parcelport customer promise and expand opportunities for our customer partners to grow their business,” Vollebregt says.
*Go to parcelport.co.nz for more information.
