CEVA Logistics appoints Robin Chin as new Operations Director in Brazil
23 June 2008 - 14:25 CET
He will be responsible for the leadership of developed accounts for 14 customers, such as Philips, Samsung, Infoglobo, Banco Real and others.DIADEMA, São Paulo, Brazil, June 19th, 2008 - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, has appointed Robin Chin as new Operations Director for Hi-tech, FMCG, Publishing, Banking & Others sectors in the Contract Logistics Division of CEVA Logistics. Based in Diadema (SP), Chin will report directly to Giuseppe de Vincenzo, Managing Director CEVA Logistics South America.
Working for CEVA since May, Robin is responsible for the leadership of developed accounts for 14 customers, such as Philips, Samsung, Infoglobo and Banco Real. In his professional career, Chin has worked for Accenture, Ceras Johnson, Multibrás, amongst others. Robin Chin, a Brazilian national, graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Mauá University. He has an MBA Executive certificate from the Dom Cabral Foundation, and is certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), by APICS - American Production and Inventory Society.
"With the transference of Paulo Franceschini to the Business Development Area, we bring a professional on board who is able to understand the company's culture, has an excellent background in the sector and can offer CEVA's logistics solutions to customers. I‘m sure that Robin is the man for the job and he will be able to continue the good work initiated by Franceschini", says De Vincenzo.
"It is gratifying to be part of CEVA, a company with an excellent reputation worldwide for the quality of the services it offers to its customers. People development and operations excellence are some of my first priorities in this job", says Chin.
For more information contact:
Elisandra Casaroti
Tel: 11 4072.6466
elisandra.casarot@cevalogistics.com
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