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DHL appoints projects and customs leaders

[ September 24, 2025   //   Chris Lewis ]

DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Martyn Lawns to lead its specialized project forwarding unit DHL Global Industrial Projects.He is tasked with expanding DHL’s capabilities in energy transition and infrastructure development and will also continue to lead DHL’s groupwide New Energy growth initiative, which is focused on emerging sectors such as electric vehicles, battery supply chains, and renewable energy logistics.

Senior vice president, global customs, Greg Nichols, will meanwhile lead the integrated Customs Product across DHL Global Forwarding, Freight. His career since joining DHL in 2019  includes the launch of DHL TradeConnect, a digital platform that simplifies and streamlines customs brokerage for customers, and the implementation of a globally standardized customs operating framework designed to improve service consistency, performance visibility, and regulatory compliance across markets.

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