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Home LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN 3PL Jim McAdam Appointed New President of APL Logistics

Jim McAdam Appointed New President of APL Logistics

Singapore - 20 Apr 2009: Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) Group President & CEO Ronald D. Widdows today announced new senior management appointments to head the Group’s APL Logistics business unit and its South Asia Region organisation.

Mr Jim McAdam has been promoted and assumes the position of President, APL Logistics, the unit of the NOL Group that provides international supply chain capabilities for customers globally. He replaces Brian Lutt who recently left the Group to pursue other opportunities.

Mr McAdam is currently APL’s President South Asia Region and prior to that was President of the Asia/Middle East Region from 2006. From 2004 to 2006 he was NOL’s Senior Vice President, Business Solutions, responsible for developing and implementing supply chain solutions for some of the Group’s largest global customers. He joined NOL in 1999 as Vice President and Managing Director of North Asia, based in Tokyo, Japan. Previously Mr McAdam was Director International Operations for Menlo Logistics. He is currently an Advisory Board member of Singapore-based The Logistics Institute Asia Pacific. Mr McAdam has extensive knowledge of NOL’s Logistics and Liner Shipping business and customer base. His new appointment is effective immediately.

Mr Goh Teik Poh has been selected to replace Mr McAdam as President South Asia Region. He will lead APL’s business and operations across 27 country markets in Southeast Asia, West Asia, the Middle East and Australia.

Mr Goh has been NOL’s Chief Human Resources Officer since January of 2008, responsible for all aspects of human resource management across the Group. Previously, he was APL’s Senior Vice President Global Operations and Network from 2003 to 2008. He has been with the NOL Group for 29 years and has held leadership roles in Operations, Country Management, and Corporate Planning. Mr Goh will transition to his new assignment over the next 30 days and will concurrently hold the Chief Human Resources Officer position until his successor in that role is announced.

“Jim and Teik Poh are among our most experienced senior managers and both will bring a broad depth of knowledge of our business and the customers we serve to their new assignments,” said Mr Widdows.

Each of the appointees will report to the NOL Group President & CEO and be based at the Group’s head office in Singapore.

About APL Logistics
APL Logistics provides international, end-to-end logistics services for global customers employing the latest IT and data connectivity for maximum supply-chain visibility and control. Based in Oakland, California, APL Logistics is a unit of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), a global logistics and transportation company.

About NOL
Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is a Singapore-based global container shipping, terminals and logistics company. Its container shipping arm, APL, provides world-class container shipping services and intermodal operations supported by leading-edge IT and e-commerce. Its Terminals unit has one of the world's leading container terminal networks, with key gateway facilities in Asia and North America. Its logistics business, APL Logistics, provides international, end-to-end logistics services and solutions, employing the latest IT and data connectivity for maximum supply chain visibility and control. NOL Web site: www.nol.com.sg
 

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