“DHL Supply Chain has established itself as the leading supplier of third-party logistics services to the retail sector thanks to a culture of operational excellence and the consistent service and productivity enhancements that we deliver for our customers,” said Scott Sureddin, CEO, DHL Supply Chain North America. “Rick has played a central role in building DHL’s highly effective and technology-driven operational platform that serves the North American retail supply chain today, and I believe that he is perfectly positioned to lead the sector to new heights of performance and customer satisfaction.”

　　Rick MacDonald has over 30 years of distribution and transportation experience in both the United States and Canada. He has led over a hundred new business start-ups across a variety of industry verticals including retail, consumer goods, and automotive. He joined DHL Supply Chain in 2006. For the last decade, as VP, Retail, DHL Supply Chain North America, he has been engaged in leading a significant portion of the company’s retail growth strategy, including overseeing projects to further optimize customers’ distribution and transportation activities through automation and mechanization and incorporating e-commerce strategies. Retail has been on the frontline of DHL Supply Chain’s significant investments in emerging technologies.