HONG KONG, October 21, 2009 - UPS announced the appointment of Christopher Grubb as Vice President of UPS Asia Pacific region. Based in Singapore, he will oversee all marketing, retail, and advertising and public relations activities in the region. Chris Grubb takes over from Joseph Guerrisi who served in the same position for five years and has recently taken a new role at UPS's headquarters in Atlanta.
"Prior to his current assignment, Chris was the Europe Region Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Planning Director based in Brussels, Belgium. In this role he was responsible for customer communication, CRM programs and systems development for more than 100 countries throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa."
Chris began his career with UPS in 1989 as a part time package handler while attending Illinois State University. After receiving his MBA from Illinois State University, he assumed a full-time position with UPS in Decatur, Illinois in 1994 as Marketing Supervisor. In 1996, he joined the Corporate Marketing group in Atlanta and held various positions of increasing responsibility. During his time in Corporate Marketing, he led several initiatives to improve strategic market planning and customer-focused product development.
Derek Woodward, President, UPS Asia Pacific said, "Chris' solid experience in customer relations, and communications and marketing, will greatly benefit the team here. We have every confidence he will be an effective asset as we continue to strengthen UPS's position as the leading supply chain and freight services provider in Asia."
Chris Grubb said, "I look forward to building upon the successes the team here has had and growing the UPS brand further. I am very excited by the opportunities that Asia, as a fast-moving and diverse business environment, has to offer."
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