Harish Kumar

Director since January 2026. Previously Country General Manager, UAE, from January to December 2025.

• Led UAE operations, driving revenue growth and profitability.
• Received the Best Country Award, SAMA region (2025), achieving all established KPIs for productivity, AGP and service levels.
• Played a pivotal role in setting up the RMS division in 2026 to serve a global oil and gas multinational contract.
• Leads the UAE organization and management team, including talent development and succession planning.
• Oversees operations, financial strategy, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Leads business development into new markets across the Middle East and Africa.

• Joined as a key restructuring team lead.
• Grew the business from a single-branch operation into a multi-branch freight forwarding and 3PL organization with 150+ employees.
• Helped establish the company as a reputed and competitive market player.
• Built the operating platform and led recruitment, finance, operations and logistics management.

• Advised investors and equity firms through GLG and AlphaSights on entering the Middle East and Africa logistics market.
• Supported two e-commerce startups through formation and bootstrapping.
• Established operational excellence standards for client teams.

• Established the Dubai business and an agency network across the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
• Designed the regional strategic roadmap and budgets.
• Reported regional P&L performance to the board.
• Led delivery against first-18-month targets of USD 8M gross revenue and USD 0.75M EBIT.
• Achieved 80% of Far East trade-lane targets and 80% of KPIs.

• Built the regional organization from the ground up, establishing Dubai headquarters and Durban and Mombasa corridors.
• Led a team of 25 employees with full regional P&L responsibility.
• Managed delivery against 2011 targets of USD 16M gross revenue and USD 1.75M EBIT.
• Improved per-staff productivity by 60% through process reviews, contributing to 23% revenue growth.
• Achieved 80% of ISC and Far East trade-lane targets and 85% of operational and system KPIs.

• Launched the Dubai Ocean Department and CFS operations from scratch.
• Managed 40 employees with departmental P&L responsibility.
• Led the 2009 project to open a Jebel Ali Free Zone Container Freight Station, positioning Dubai as an LCL hub for the Middle East and Africa.
• Averaged 8% annual volume growth (2005–2009, excluding 2008).
• Met the 12% net-margin target and grew TEU by 20%.
• Worked toward 2009 targets of USD 45M gross revenue and USD 4M EBIT.

• Led a 35-person Sea, Air and Road freight division.
• Installed KPIs across departments.
• Achieved 90% of volume targets and 95%+ KPIs.
• Headed corporate finance, management reporting and working-capital controls.

• Managed payables for three US insurers in Chennai.
• Promoted to Billing Analyst within six months.

• Delivered territory sales targets and premium-segment growth across South India.