Agility names Gagne Greater China CEO, restructures Asia Pacific

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Agility said Tuesday it has appointed James Gagne as its chief executive officer for Greater China, as part of a wider restructuring of its Asia Pacific region.
Gagne joined the Kuwait based logistics firm on March 1 after previously holding the position of managing director, Central China with Schenker.

Gagne

   Agility’s five new Asia Pacific regions and leaders are:
   ' North Asia (Japan, Korea, Philippines, and Guam), Olaf Tauschke.
   ' South East Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), Mykell Lee.
   ' South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), Mahesh Niruttan.
   ' Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and South Pacific Islands), Mick Turnbull.
   ' Greater China (China, Hong Kong and Taiwan), James Gagne.
   'We are delighted to have James on board as he brings 12 years of experience of working in China with a leading logistics services provider and he will be a key player as Agility continues to grow its business both organically and through strategic acquisition,' said Wolfgang Hollermann, CEO, Agility, Asia Pacific.

Hollermann

'By establishing these new regions we will be able to better manage the substantial growth that we are seeing from them, with employee levels now reaching almost 7,000 in Asia Pacific, as well as maintaining our focus on providing outstanding levels of service to our customer base, while at the same time enhancing our product portfolio.'

FreightWaves Staff