New Appointments At Transend Worldwide

For immediate release 20 August 2002

New Appointments At Transend Worldwide

Transend Worldwide Ltd, New Zealand Post's international subsidiary, has announced a number of senior appointments as part of its company restructure.

John Allen, CEO of New Zealand Post’s Letters and Enterprises division, who remains in a long-term position as Acting Managing Director, said Transend had been re-organised to focus on its core business of postal services.

“Transend continues to be a key part of New Zealand Post’s growth strategy as an exporter of consultancy services and equipment,” Mr Allen said.

“The size and nature of Transend’s business has changed as a result of the agreement to end the SAPO contract one year ahead of schedule. Since leadership changes were announced in March, we have adjusted our cost levels and have now completed the process of recruiting a number of senior management positions.

“The potential of the international consulting market remains significant. Transend continues to win work globally with its competitive advantage based on New Zealand Post’s experience of continued success in a deregulated market place.

“The focus for Transend is now on achieving our business plan, which looks to build on our position in the marketplace and deliver consulting excellence to our clients.”

General Managers - Bruce Heesterman and Maarten Wevers
Bruce joined Transend as Regional Director for Asia, Pacific and Middle East in July 2001, from the position of General Manager Operations within New Zealand Post. He has worked with Post for over fifteen years and has led operational change both in New Zealand and overseas. In particular, Bruce led the design and implementation of postal automation and processing equipment throughout New Zealand Post’s network. Bruce will be based in Wellington, New Zealand, leading the business development activities of the three regional directors.

Maarten was formerly a Regional Director with Transend after joining New Zealand Post from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Maarten has been Ambassador to Japan, High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, and Deputy Head of Mission at the New Zealand Embassy in Belgium. Other positions Maarten has held include private secretary to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the mid 1980s. Also based in Wellington, Maarten leads the market services teams responsible for bid preparation and contract delivery on a global basis.

Regional Director Europe - David Espie
David originally joined Transend as Planning Manager, and has also undertaken roles as Network Manager and most recently as Manager International Affairs.

David was formerly with Trade New Zealand and has held positions as Senior Trade Commissioner, Germany as well as a four-year posting as Trade Commissioner in Italy. David will be based in Transend’s UK office

Regional Director Asia Pacific - Grant Stephen
Grant joins Transend from New Zealand Post Letters and Enterprises division where he has led the mail processing and delivery business for the company in the provincial areas of New Zealand. Grant has an extensive career history across New Zealand Post, including international consulting experience within the Asia Pacific region.

David and Grant join Alan Hunt, Regional Director Africa/Middle East
Following a career with New Zealand Post spanning more than 30 years, Alan joined Transend as Regional Director for the Africa region. Alan held a number of roles within New Zealand Post as he took part in its transformation into a modern commercial operation. He has since extended his role to also encompass the Middle East region.

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