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8<br />
Supply Chain & Logistics Group - A Round Up<br />
<strong>SCLG</strong> initiates Singapore business ties<br />
NEW MEMBERS<br />
We take great pleasure in welcoming<br />
our members and together hope to<br />
attain new heights of excellence.<br />
<strong>SCLG</strong> Executive Committee<br />
NEW CORPORATE MEMBER<br />
Building Bridges: <strong>SCLG</strong> members having an interactive meeting with business delegation from Singapore<br />
Supply Chain & Logistics Group (<strong>SCLG</strong>),<br />
the region's first independent supply<br />
chain and logistics organisation,<br />
recently initiated business ties with<br />
Singapore during a meeting held with<br />
Standards, Productivity and Innovation<br />
Board (SPRING), a Singapore<br />
government enterprise development<br />
agency.<br />
The meeting was held under the<br />
patronage of Dubai Chamber of<br />
Commerce and Industry (DCCI),<br />
represented by Atiq Juma Faraj Nassib,<br />
Commercial Services Director, to<br />
extend the chamber's support to the<br />
<strong>SCLG</strong>'s continuous initiatives for supply<br />
chain and logistics professionals.<br />
Commenting on the meeting, Mike<br />
Lee, <strong>SCLG</strong> President said: “We are very<br />
pleased to extend <strong>SCLG</strong>'s operations to<br />
a global level. With the full support<br />
from DCCI we look forward to<br />
strengthening our relationship with<br />
Singapore's supply chain and logistics<br />
operations for positive future<br />
collaborations.”<br />
"On behalf of DCCI, I would like to<br />
congratulate <strong>SCLG</strong> on hosting a<br />
constructive meeting with the<br />
Singapore delegation that further<br />
demonstrates their leadership position<br />
in the region and expertise in this<br />
field," said Atiq Juma Faraj Nassib,<br />
DCCI Commercial Services Director.<br />
“Dubai and Singapore enjoy<br />
prominent positions as regional<br />
logistics hubs for both the Middle East<br />
and South East Asia. With this in mind,<br />
we are committed to cooperation<br />
between <strong>SCLG</strong> and SPRING and look<br />
forward together to raising the bar in<br />
the industry,” Lee added.<br />
Hellmann<br />
Worldwide<br />
Logistics<br />
employs 15,000<br />
people globally and is present in over<br />
370 locations in approximately 140<br />
countries worldwide. This positions<br />
HWL as a truly global supply chain<br />
provider. HWL Dubai provides Air<br />
freight, Sea freight, Air Charter,<br />
Warehousing and Distribution services<br />
to a range of local and international<br />
clients.<br />
To support it’s future expansion<br />
plans, HWL is building a new<br />
distribution centre in JAFZ, to be<br />
operational by January 2007.<br />
Jinendra Sancheti, TNT<br />
Sancheti<br />
joins <strong>SCLG</strong>'s<br />
Advisory<br />
Board<br />
Jinendra Sancheti is the Regional Vice<br />
President for India, Middle East and<br />
Africa region, responsible for TNT<br />
operations in 42 countries spanning<br />
over the Indian subcontinent, Middle<br />
East and Africa.<br />
A Chartered Accountant and<br />
Company Secretary by training, he<br />
joined TNT in 1990 in Bahrain and has<br />
held various positions in the company<br />
in the Middle East, Africa and Asia<br />
regions.<br />
He has wide industry experience and<br />
has been associated with a number of<br />
associations and forums, including the<br />
Express Industry Council and the Supply<br />
Chain and Logistics Group. He is a<br />
keen observer of the global trends and<br />
logistics in the Express industries and<br />
frequently participates in related<br />
forums.<br />
Perfect Picture: <strong>SCLG</strong> and Singapore business community pose for a group photo<br />
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