Jim Barber named President of UPS Europe

UPS has appointed Jim Barber, a 26-year UPS veteran, its new president of the UPS Europe region with responsibility for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Barber most recently served as the chief operations officer of the Europe region and succeeds the retiring Wolfgang Flick as the region’s president. In his new role, Barber will be responsible for all UPS package, cargo and logistics operations in 120 countries and territories with more than 40,000 employees.

"Throughout his career with UPS, Jim has excelled in leadership positions in both the US and Europe and we’re confident that he’s going to make a tremendous impact on our Europe region," said Dan Brutto, president, UPS International. "The Europe region represents roughly half of UPS’s international revenue, so this is a critical assignment and one that’s very important to the future of UPS."

Flick is retiring after 35 years of service to UPS, including the last seven and a half years as president of the Europe Region. He is a "Day One" employee of UPS’s first expansion beyond North America, when the company launched its German operation in 1976.

"Wolfgang deserves the credit for initially establishing UPS’s European air network, designing and opening the Cologne air hub and putting together the pieces of that air operation," Brutto noted. "His vision and leadership also were instrumental in successfully transforming our European network into an integrated supply chain service provider. He’s played a leading role in building UPS’s international infrastructure."

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