Logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel has announced that it is focusing its attention on growth in the Asia Pacific region, following the success of growth and acquisitions in Europe and North America.

With immediate effect, Kuehne+Nagel's Asia Pacific operations, run by 10,000 of its personnel in the region, will be headquartered in Singapore. Regional managers Jens Drewes and Siew Loong Wong will jointly lead company's Asia Pacific strategy.

Joerg Wolle, chairman of the board of directors at Kuehne+Nagel, commented: "We strongly believe that Asia Pacific will be the driver of global economic development in the years to come. The joint leadership of the region by two proven executives will prepare the ground for a new dimension of organic and inorganic growth of our networks to even better serve our customers."