UPS appoints Jim Kearney as new country manager in Romania

UPS has announced the appointment of Jim Kearney (leftside in the photo) as the country manager for UPS in Hungary, Romania and Greece

2016-03-10 16:32:21

In his new role, Kearney, a 27-year UPS veteran and native of Ireland, will be responsible for approximately 650 employees, as well as UPS's operations, business development, and strategy across the three countries. Kearney takes over from Tim Helsen, who is assuming the position of UPS country manager in the Netherlands.
"Jim Kearney's wealth of knowledge and experience makes him well-equipped to further develop our business in Hungary, Romania and Greece," said Daniel Carrera, president, UPS East Europe. "With his guidance, our customers in the region will continue to benefit from the innovative logistics services and solutions they have come to expect from our company."
Kearney started his UPS career in 1989 as a billing clerk in UPS's UK finance & accounting department, based in London. In the following years, he held various positions of increasing responsibility in UPS UK finance and accounting. In 1999, he became office manager of UPS's European Consolidated Service Center in Dublin, Ireland. Four years later, Kearney moved to Brussels to work as a finance manager in the UPS Europe finance & accounting department.

In 2004, Kearney was promoted to controller for what was then UPS's Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa district, based in Brussels, and one year later he moved back to Dublin to serve as controller of UPS's Consolidated Service Center. In 2009, he became the country manager of UPS Ireland.
In 2011, Kearney accepted the position of director of UPS's Europe, Middle East and Africa Authorised Service Contractor countries and in 2013 accepted the role of UPS East Europe district Authorised Service Contractor director, working out of Ireland. In both of these positions Kearney was responsible for overseeing and coordinating the activities of UPS's authorized service contractor countries across the region.

Kearney holds a professional accounting qualification from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

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