Hennie Heymans, CEO, Express, Sub-Saharan Africa, DHL

Hennie Heymans was appointed CEO for DHL Express, Sub Saharan Africa in September 2015.

Hennie joined DHL Express twenty years ago as Managing Director for Central Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands (CENIO). He then moved on to become MD for DHL Express South Africa where he was instrumental in driving change and implementing new innovative processes and strategies for the ZA business division.

In his current role, he is responsible for leading over 4000 employees, across 51 countries in Sub Saharan Africa Finance, Information Technology, Operations, Customer Service, Human Resources and Commercial activities in the Sub-Saharan region. He has 51 countries and territories, over 4000 employees, over 250 facilities, five regional hubs, and 15 dedicated DHL aircraft under his guidance.

Prior to joining DHL Express, he served as Managing Director for Olivetti Lexikon and as the FM and GM for Multichoice Africa in South Africa.

Heymans is highly passionate about his employees and regards employee satisfaction and engagement as a key component to cultivating business commercial success. He is married with two children.