Glenn Coldham, National Customs Manager at DHL
Global Forwarding (left), has been elected to his third term as president of the
Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation of New Zealand (CBAFF).
Vice presidents are Steve Pugh, Customs Manager
at GVI Logistics (right) in Christchurch, and Willie van Heusden, Country Manager for
Damco (centre).
The elections were held at the CBAFF annual
general meeting during the organisation’s conference at Napier Conference
Centre.
The conference also saw Phillip Burgess, South
Island Manager for Burnard International, named as winner of the CBAFF Young
Achiever Award 2017.
Phillip began his career straight from school
12 years ago with a small Christchurch company NZ Express International.
This was acquired by Toll Global Forwarding, who
supported Phillip’s studies for New Zealand Diplomas in Business, Sales
Management and Marketing while working in various import operations roles.
During his OE Phillip successfully set up Toll’s
telephone sales department at Heathrow Airport before returning home in 2013 to
a business development manager role with Toll.
He became Toll’s top salesperson nationally before
getting the opportunity to set up Burnard’s South Island operation. He is now also
studying for a Diploma in Management.
Phillip receives an all-expenses-paid trip to Singapore to meet agents and view an airport and seaport in operation; $1,500 spending money; a Leadership Management Australia (LMA) course; award plaque and complimentary attendance at the 2018 CBAFF conference.
Adela Bright, a customs
broker with Go Air Land Sea in Auckland, was runner up, winning two return air
flights to Fiji with Fiji Airways. Both finalists also received complimentary
flights, accommodation and attendance to this year’s conference.
The conference was attended by delegates from across New Zealand and the wider Asia Pacific, including Bruce Begley, president of The Customs Brokers and Forwards Council of Australia (CBFCA), and Brian Lovell, CEO of the Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF).
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