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10 DHL IT leaders
These ten people hold or have held chief information officer, vice president and director roles in IT at DHL and its named divisions, including DHL Supply Chain, DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Freight. A reader can learn how these IT leaders lead technology organizations at DHL.
Professionals to explore
01—10Burak Ertuna
LinkedInExperience: CIO & VP BPO - MEA Region (Middle East & Africa) · DHL
CIO & VP BPO - MEA Region (Middle East & Africa) at DHL since January 2018, a role the profile places in Dubai. Former DHL roles include CIO - MEA (Middle East & Africa) (2015–2017), CIO - MENAT (Middle East, North Africa & Turkey) (2010–2015), CIO - EMA Region (Emerging Markets) (2005–2010) and IT Director - Turkey (2002–2005).
Craig Howie
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer - UK & Ireland, DHL Supply Chain · DHL
Chief Information Officer - UK & Ireland, DHL Supply Chain at DHL since September 2025, a role the profile lists at the C-Level. Former CIO DHL Express UK at DHL Express (2023–2025) and former VP IT - Product Delivery and Digital Platforms at DHL (2019–2023). The profile also lists VP IT - Supply Chain Solutions and Global LLP (2018–2019) and VP IT - Retail & Ireland and Global LLP (2017–2018) at DHL.
Ganesh Cumarasurier
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer, GSC · DHL Global Forwarding
Chief Information Officer, GSC at DHL Global Forwarding since March 2019, a C-Level role the profile places in India and ties to DHL Global Forwarding Freight Shared Services (India) LLP. Former Head Of Information Technology, Global GSC (2018–2019) and Country IT Head,Sri Lanka (2007–2009) at DHL Global Forwarding.
Hank Gibson
LinkedInExperience: CIO, Americas Region · DHL
CIO, Americas Region at DHL since 2016; the profile says the role is responsible for IT across the Americas Region and serves on the Americas Management Board and Global IT Executive Committee. Former CIO, US and Caribbean at DHL (2012–2015), a role the profile says was responsible for developing applications and IT solutions.
Kyösti Uusitupa
LinkedInExperience: CIO · DHL Supply Chain
CIO at DHL Supply Chain since September 2023, a C-Level role the profile places in Bonn, Germany. Former Head of IT Solutions Germany & Alps (2020–2023) and Director IT Strategy & Planning Germany, Alps & Nordics (2015–2017) at DHL Supply Chain; the profile also lists Head of Business Solutions & IT Local Solutions Germany & Alps (2019–2020).
Mihaela Isac
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer APAC · DHL Supply Chain
Chief Information Officer APAC at DHL Supply Chain since September 2022; the profile headline describes leading technology teams across 12 countries in APAC. Former VP IT Life Sciences & Healthcare (2022), Sr Director IT Transportation Solutions (2020–2022) and Sr Director Strategic IT Projects (2019–2020) at DHL Supply Chain.
Paolo Magnani
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer - Europe, Middle East and Africa · DHL
Chief Information Officer - Europe, Middle East and Africa at DHL since 2018. Former Vice President IT, Italy (2010–2018), Head of IT Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector, Europe (2011–2018) and IT Director, Italy (2006–2009) at DHL. The profile places the Vice President IT, Italy role in Milan.
Stefan Freigang
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Global IT Planning & Architecture (DHL Supply Chain) · DHL
Senior Vice President Global IT Planning & Architecture (DHL Supply Chain) at DHL since 2014, and CIO Global Functions & Head of Operations Performance & Development (DHL Supply Chain) at DHL since 2017. Former Vice President Global IT Strategy (DHL Supply Chain) at DHL (2013–2014). The profile mentions experience in IT management, business process reengineering and financial shared services centres.
Uwe Hess
LinkedInExperience: CIO DHL Freight · DHL
CIO DHL Freight at DHL since 2016; the profile says the role manages the Digital Services (Information Technology) for the entire DHL Freight in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and US, with IT leadership in a Digital Transformation program. Former Vice President Processes (BPO) (2013–2015) and Vice President Program Management & Global Applications (2011–2012) at DHL.
Vikram Mankikar
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Europe Business IT · DHL
Vice President - Europe Business IT at DHL since February 2021, a role the profile places in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area. Former Global IT Director at DHL (2015–2021) and former Head of Global Support - CS Sales Marketing Finance Billing at DHL (2014–2015).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's division and region to your question, since a regional CIO, a divisional CIO and a global IT planning leader each see a different part of DHL's technology. Check whether the relevant role is current or former before asking about how things work today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does DHL split IT responsibility between global teams, divisions and regional CIOs?
- 02What does it take to roll out a new warehouse, transport or customer system across many countries at DHL?
- 03What does a technology vendor need to show to win a DHL IT project?
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