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THE PRESIDENT OF FEDEX EXPRESS Kawal Preet, at the helm of the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region, tells Brittany Coles how she will transform and strengthen the FedEx network to become the most successful package delivery company in AMEA.
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edEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company, has a new president of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions (AMEA). Kawal Preet, previously Senior Vice President of Operations, North and South Pacific regions FedEx Express is now one month into her new role as AMEA president. She is managing nearly 40,000 team members across 103 markets and territories that make up the AMEA region. Accounting for nearly half of the destinations FedEx Express serves, AMEA is bursting with opportunities for global trade and businesses.
Q: Congratulations on your new role. What are your goals as President for the AMEA region? A: I will work towards bringing together our teams and business units across
Kawal will manage nearly 40,000 team members across 103 markets.
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a high growth and important region. Intra-AMEA offers a mega marketplace like no other with twelve of the top 25 fastest growing economies in the world in MEISA. AMEA is home to some of the powerhouses of manufacturing, trade and innovation, representing the most vibrant and dynamic part of our international business. Within Asia Pacific, as supply chains shift to South East Asia, a number of emerging economies among ASEAN countries could stand to benefit. My focus will be on ensuring we have the strongest portfolio available for our customers. We will tap into the increasingly important trade lanes between AMEA. These past few months of the COVID-19 pandemic have shown how essential FedEx is to businesses of all sizes and we will continue to provide that strength of connectivity
and possibilities as businesses and economies begin to recover. Q: What inspired you to first start working in supply chain or logistics? A: As an electrical engineer and as someone who loves solving complex problems, I was and still am passionate about engineering and the use of technology to transform businesses and connect people to possibilities. When I joined FedEx I could never have imagined where my job would take me and the opportunities that would come my way. What I found fascinating about the logistics industry back then still holds true today: logistics needs to continuously innovate as customers’ needs evolve over time. Logistics is the lifeline to society as we know it today. Whether through our air or ground network or innovative
