The Chief Executive Officer of the Deutsche Post, DHL Group, Frank Appel has revealed that about 20 per cent of emerging markets revenue was contributed to the organisation. Appel visited Nigeria and South Africa earlier in the week to reaffirm the commitment of the group to two of fastest growing emerging markets.

According to a statement made available to CEOAFRICA the visit demonstrated the overall importance of emerging markets in the Group’s Strategy 2020: Focus. Connect. Grow, and in specific, the encouraging development of Sub-Saharan Africa.

“Today, emerging market revenues contribute over 20 per cent to Deutsche Post DHL Group's revenues, but by 2020 the Group expects this figure to climb to 30 per cent.

Therefore, we will continue to concentrate on organic growth by investing into promising present and future markets. DHL already has a strong footprint in Africa, but we see some excellent opportunities to further increase our presence in the Sub-Saharan region. South Africa’s exceptional geographic location as the gateway to Africa, and Nigeria’s growing gross domestic product (GDP) and diversifying markets are only two of the many important indicators for this,” Appel explained.

During his visits, Appel met with employees and customers, and visited several logistics facilities in the countries, declaring that the organisation is committed to Sub-Saharan Africa and would continue to build on their successful four-decade legacy in the region.

“Staying close to the market and being responsive to customer needs are DHL’s fundamental principles. We have established world-class facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa to support our global network, and I am delighted to witness first-hand, the sustained efforts of our employees to deliver best-in-class services. We are committed to Sub-Saharan Africa and will continue to build on our successful four-decade legacy in the region,” he added.