UTi Worldwide Names Ditlev Blicher APAC President
UTi Worldwide Names Ditlev Blicher APAC President
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UTi Worldwide Inc. (NAS: UTIW) , a global supply chain services and solutions company, announced that Ditlev Blicher has assumed the leadership role of president, Asia-Pacific, effective July 8th. Blicher succeeds Brian Dangerfield, APAC president since 2010, who is leaving the company for personal reasons.
UTi Worldwide names Ditlev Blicher Asia-Pacific President. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Ditlev brings to UTi a proven track record of success in China, as well as experience in global operations transformation. He has a unique combination of on-the-ground experience in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and has depth in sales as well as forwarding operations. We look forward to leveraging his significant expertise and the positive signs of recovery in the region to increase the trajectory of UTi's growth," said Ed Feitzinger, executive vice president, global operations.
Most recently, Blicher was Executive Vice President, Group Operations for CEVA Logistics, overseeing over 1000 facilities worldwide. He was responsible for implementing the company's global freight forwarding transformation to standardized processes and systems.
Prior to this role, Blicher spent almost 10 years in Shanghai as Executive Vice President North Asia, overseeing China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, as well as several joint ventures. During his tenure he grew the region significantly, taking the company to market leadership positions in Air, Ocean, as well as Logistics and Distribution within China.
Blicher has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Northwood University in the USA. He studied at the Copenhagen School of Business, and has completed executive studies at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. He will be domiciled in Shanghai, China reporting directly to Feitzinger.
About UTi Worldwide
UTi Worldwide Inc. (www.go2uti.com) is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage, and other supply chain management services. The company serves a large and diverse base of global and local companies, including clients operating in industries with unique supply chain requirements such as the retail, apparel, chemical, automotive, pharmaceutical, and technology industries. The company seeks to use its global network, proprietary information technology systems, and relationships with transportation providers, and expertise in outsourced logistics services to deliver competitive advantage to each of its clients' supply chains.
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