The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the applications of Lars Karlsson (Maersk), VariusSystems, Nova Poshta, and Escher Group to become members of the UPU CC, have been approved.
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of Lars Karlsson (Maersk) to become a High-Level Figure of the UPU CC has been approved.
Lars Karlsson, Global Head of Trade and Customs Consulting at A.P. Møller-Maersk, is widely acknowledged as one of the most well-known and experienced customs leaders in the world, with an extensive background of over 30 years in customs, borders and international trade policy.
Mr Karlsson served at the top of the World Customs Organization (WCO) for six years, and is also a former Director General and Deputy Director General of Swedish Customs, having served in the Swedish government for 28 years.
Mr Karlsson acts as a senior advisor to governments, international institutions and multinational companies worldwide, and has also acted as independent senior advisor to both the European Union and the United Kingdom on Brexit. He leads and sits on the board of several international think-tanks and research networks on customs, borders and trade.
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of VariusSystems to become a Gold member of the UPU CC has been approved.
VariusSystems GmbH is an internationally operating company with core competence in the areas of development and sales of cloud-based identification solutions for the post and parcel industry, authentication, brand protection, blockchain, and personal and object registration.
It has a proven track record in the postal industry, in which it helps bridge traditional postal services with blockchain by both printing and facilitating the implementation of crypto stamps.
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of Nova Poshta to become a Gold member of the UPU CC has been approved.
Nova Poshta Global is part of the Nova Post Group, Ukraine’s leading private postal and express delivery operator. It provides communication, logistics, e-commerce and financial services throughout Ukraine and abroad. In 2022, the Nova Post Group has radically transformed its activities to offer a fully-fledged humanitarian network with more than 23,000 service points throughout the country. It has provided material support for communities and logistical services to volunteer organizations, and has arranged shelters for refugees at its premises. The Group has expanded its operations to Europe and the rest of the world, in order to connect the millions of Ukrainian refugees abroad with their families in Ukraine, and to develop and strengthen new value chains by actively integrating Ukrainian businesses into the European economy.
The Chair of the UPU Consultative Committee (CC), Mr Walter Trezek, is pleased to announce that the application of Escher Group to become a Gold member of the UPU CC has been approved.
Since 1989, Escher has provided next-generation software solutions for postal operators – initially on the retail side, with the award-winning customer engagement retail platform, and more recently with Escher's Control Tower, which connects all the benefits of the retail platform with a new suite of innovative delivery solutions. With Escher's customer-centric end-to-end solutions, Posts not only have unparalleled visibility and control over mail items across their networks, but are empowered to transform their cost structures and digitally transform their businesses in a way that is both sustainable and offers them maximum flexibility to adapt to e-commerce environments as they evolve.