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Singapore, Oakland, CA, London, 13 June, 2003 – Global container carrier
APL today announced the appointment of Koay Peng Yen to head its Greater China
region, Brian Lutt to head its Asia/Middle East region, and Robert Sappio to lead
the Trans-Pacific trade. Executive
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Mr Koay was formerly senior vice president (SVP), Trans-Pacific trade, based in
Oakland, California. He began his career with APL’s parent company Neptune Orient
Lines (NOL) in 1988 and has progressed quickly through the ranks, holding various
senior management positions, including Vice President of APL’s Intra-Asia, Middle
East and Australia trade and, earlier, NOL's Vice President of Corporate Planning.
CEO of APL, Ron Widdows said, “The Trans-Pacific is crucial to the company’s overall
performance and Peng Yen did an outstanding job repositioning the trade for profitability
this year in his role as SVP. Peng Yen’s experience managing the Trans-Pacific
and Intra-Asia trades, both of which are heavily engaged in the business in China,
will be valuable in his new role as President of the Greater China region,” Mr
Widdows said.
New President of Asia/Middle East, Mr Lutt has been with APL for more than 20
years. Before establishing APL’s Greater China region, he was SVP for the Asia-Europe
trade. He has managed a number of markets including Bangladesh, Japan, Korea,
Malaysia and Thailand. He has also held sales and general management responsibilities
in the United States with APL. In his new role, he is based at APL’s corporate
headquarters in Singapore.
“Under Brian Lutt’s leadership, APL’s Greater China region surpassed all targets,”
Mr Widdows said. “He took on the huge task of also overseeing the extensive APL
Asia/Middle East region on an interim basis following management changes earlier
this year. As President of our Asia/Middle East region, he now focuses his considerable
ability on this challenging and diverse market.”
Mr Widdows said veteran APL executive Robert Sappio, currently SVP, sales and
marketing, North America, now heads the important Trans-Pacific trade.
Mr Sappio began his career with APL in 1982, and has worked for the company in
various senior management positions throughout the United States and Asia, including
SVP Global Sales and Marketing based in Singapore, VP and Managing Director Central
Asia based in Hong Kong, VP and Managing Director Eastern Region based in New
Jersey.
Mr Widdows said, “Prior to taking over the Trans-Pacific market, Mr Sappio drove
the successful restructuring of the APL sales organization in North America, with
the changes there already yielding improved results.”
Commenting on the appointments, Mr Widdows, said, “Above all, this shows the depth
of talent APL has throughout its global operations.
“Peng Yen is one of the new generation of managers and his dynamic and energetic
approach is well suited to the vibrant China market.
“Brian has done an outstanding job of managing two large regions over recent months.
Now he can focus all his energies on overseeing the development of the increasingly
important Asia/Middle East area on a permanent basis. His intimate knowledge of
many of the markets in the region makes him uniquely qualified for the role, and
will be a considerable asset as he expands APL’s reach throughout this vast region,
which stretches from Korea and far eastern Russia west to Egypt.
“And Bob’s former role as head of the North American sales force, where most of
the customer control of the Trans-Pacific trade is located, means he had already
been working hand-in-glove with Peng Yen and our Trans-Pacific team throughout
this year’s contract negotiations, so he is well grounded in the customer-specific
commitments we have undertaken and has strong customer relationships,” Mr Widdows
concluded.
All the appointees will report directly to Mr Widdows.
About APL and APL Logistics
APL provides customers around the world with container transportation services
through a network combining high-quality intermodal operations with state-of-the-art
information technology. APL
Logistics offers end-to-end supply chain management services enabled by leading
information technology. APL and APLL are wholly owned subsidiaries of Singapore-based
Neptune Orient Lines (NOL),
a global transportation and logistics company engaged in shipping and related
businesses.
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Inquiries
Americas:
Scott Dailey, tel: +1 510-272-8208 or scott_dailey@apl.com
Asia/Middle East:
Paul Barrett, tel: +65-6371-5541 or paul_barrett@apl.com
Europe:
Michael Haig, tel: +44-1737-248-300 or michael@isiscomms.com
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