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HENDRIK VENTER Job Title: CEO DHL Supply Chain EMEA Company: DHL Supply Chain
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endrik Venter is a seasoned CEO with deep logistics and supply chain experience. Based in Bonn, Germany, he is currently DHL Supply Chain’s EMEA CEO, a position he took up in 2019. DHL Supply Chain is the world's leading contract logistics provider. It combines value-added and management services with traditional fulfilment and distribution. The company says its goal is to provide “customized, integrated logistics solutions that drive efficiency, improve quality and create competitive advantage”. Venter has more than ten years’ experience in senior management positions at DHL Supply Chain, and he also held numerous positions in contract logistics before that. For three years he was based in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was Managing Director of DHL Supply Chain’s healthcare, industrial, tech and automotive operations. Next, the well-travelled Venter moved to Warsaw, Poland, where he oversaw the supply chain operations of DHL as CEO for Central and Eastern Europe. It was this position that led him to his current post of heading the operations across all Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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January 2022
