DHL Express announced that Roger Crook, 53, has become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at DHL Express for the Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe and Middle East regions (APEM). He started his new role on January 1, 2011. Crook will continue leading DHL Express' Global Sales and E-commerce teams. Crook, who has been with DHL Express for twenty years and served as a member of DHL Express' Global Management Board since 2007, is a proven veteran of the logistics industry. During his career at DHL Express, he has held several different roles, including Country Manager, Commercial Director for Global, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as Chief Operating Officer for the company's Global Customer Logistics Express group and the Global Customer Solutions division. In his new position, Crook will further sharpen DHL Express' focus on the international cross border shipping business in the APEM region by also concentrating on multinational corporations and small and medium enterprises.(dhl/mar)