Paul Coutts Appointed CEO of EV Cargo Global Forwarding & Technology

Paul Coutts has been appointed as chief executive of Hong Kong-headquartered EV Cargo Global Forwarding & Technology.

In his new role, which starts on January 1, Coutts has been given the task of driving the growth, development and integration of the firm’s forwarding and technology divisions.

He joined EV Cargo in 2021 as global chief operating officer and has more than 40 years of industry experience including serving as group chief executive of Singapore Post, chief executive of Toll Global Forwarding, as well as other leadership positions at major global logistics companies including DHL.

Global Forwarding is EV Cargo’s largest operating division with over 1,400 professionals and 65 locations in 26 countries worldwide.

The division manages the movement of over 250,000 TEU of seafreight, 75,000 tonnes of airfreight and 30,000 road freight jobs each year.

“Global Forwarding has grown its worldwide footprint and service coverage meaningfully in the last two years through both organic growth and the integration of key acquisitions, adding over 600 of our own people in 10 offices and five new countries in Europe, and 150 people in 10 offices and five new countries across Asia, including our substantially expanded logistics execution platform in China,” the company said.

Meanwhile, EV Cargo Technology provides cloud-based supply chain management software for many of the forwarding businesses’ largest accounts.

EV Cargo recently acquired the remaining 60% of the shares of Allport Netherlands from its joint venture partner, as well as the remaining shares in EV Cargo Forwarding Belgium.