The Pan Asia Logistics Quarterly Newsletter September 2014 Issue 3 Page 1 of 15 Inside this issue: Grand Opening of Pan Asia Logistics Park Tuas September 2014, Issue 3 The Pan Asia Logistics Quarterly Newsletter Mercedes- Benz Parts Grand Opening of Pan Asia Logistics Park Tuas Distribution Centre Korea – Grand Opening In Conversation with Christian Bischoff and Gerald Tan PAL Singapore’s Annual Dinner & Dance in Bintan Singapore - Formula 1 Night Race is back in town Porsche Macan Turbo on its way to Ulan Bator PAL Korea is Moving Helicopter to ICN A Perfect Match - PAL Holdings to Partner with Above: Executive Chairman, Christian Bischoff presenting the token of appreciation to Guest of Honour, Ms. OKH Global Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport in Singapore On 1st September 2014, Pan Asia PAL Malaysia Moving Logistics celebrated the Grand Helicopter to Bristow US Opening of its 450,000 sq ft warehouse complex in the West of Oktoberfest Mania in Singapore. The four-storey building Singapore is equipped with fully automated PAL Service Awards storage and retrieval system for mini load, overhead cranes, heavy Buzzing – A Three load slide bearings and other latest Minutes Digest technology equipment. PAL China Exploring the Guest of honour, Senior Minister of Amazing City of Shantou State for Finance and Transport, Ms Josephine Teo, ditched her Above: PAL Singapore CEO, Gerald Tan (left) with OKH’s Executive PAL Indonesia on an Chairman, Thomas Bon Ween Foong Overnight Trip to script for a rousing, very inspiring Hawaii Club Bali and impromptu speech after a sweep through the facility and New Kids on the Block animated chats with the warehouse personnel. Snippets Lion dance, speeches, ribbon cutting and an extremely entertaining Hossan Leong were followed by warehouse tours and viewing of the ASRS while refreshments have been served. Later that day, Channel News Asia broadcasted highlights of the panalogs.com event, especially focusing at the ASRS and a highly impressive Above: PAL’s Edelyn Chua is checking in guests at the registration desk Josephine Teo. The Pan Asia Logistics Quarterly Newsletter September 2014 Issue 3 Page 2 of 15 Mercedes- Benz Parts Distribution Center in Anseong- City, Korea celebrates its Grand Opening in July Above: Daniel Garcia (Regional Logistics Director, PAL), addressing the audience at the event The new Mercedes-Benz Parts “Best way to predict Distribution Centre in Iljuk, Korea the future is to has officially been opened on 13 create it” July 2014. About 300 guests attended the …Ralph W Emmerson event that was magnificently organised by Mercedes-Benz Korea. This ceremony marks the achievement of another milestone for PAL. Another 90,000 sq ft will be added to the 220,000 sq ft warehouse building in a 2nd phase in 2016. Above: Christian Bischoff along with the guests taking a tour of the warehouse From left: Paul Lee (Consultant), Marvin Lam (Director, PAL Investment Holding), Christian Bischoff (PAL Executive Chairman), Susan Tan (Executive Director, PAL Holding), Daniel Garcia (Regional Logistics Director), SB Park (MD, PAL Korea) and Ang Poh Seng (Assistant to the CEO of OKH) The Pan Asia Logistics Quarterly Newsletter September 2014 Issue 3 Page 3 of 15 In Conversation PALs Consultant and Marketing Head, Monika Bischoff, was in discussion with Christian Bischoff, Executive Chairman of Pan Asia Logistics and Gerald Tan the newly appointed CEO. Monika: Gerald, we understand that this is also a home coming for you to Singapore. May we ask where you have been? Christian Bischoff and Gerald Tan sharing sofa during the interview Gerald Tan: For the past 16 years I lived 5 Today we employ a “We are going to rock thousand people directly years in Hong Kong and 11 the industry.” years in China. During my and indirectly. tenure there, I held a diverse portfolio of multi-discipline We moved into new Christian Bischoff management roles, including businesses, verticals and business start-ups in joint ventures, added more “Your most unhappy manufacturing, distribution companies and partnerships. Monika: customers are your and corporate office in the Christian / Gerald, what do Over the years we have greatest source of auto and logistics industries. these changes mean for us grown out of the structure learning.” as the workforce? we started with. …Bill Gates Christian Bischoff: “We transform This is why we have to ourselves into an undergo structural changes. All of us together, with united forces, will work to innovative We have to adjust our achieve a leading position organisation that is corporate structure to take among the best in our capable of delivering into account the company’s industry. extraordinary recent developments and to accommodate the texture To achieve this goal we services.” and complexity that need to improve comprise our organisation productivity and inject Gerald Tan today. innovation DNA into the entire organisation. We have to balance our Monika: structure to be ready for We will offer training Christian, we understand further growth and prepare programmes and invest in that Pan Asia Logistics for a sustainable future systems. More new people undergoes substantial will join us. structural changes. Why is that? “We need to As our organisation grows, we need to emphasize the Christian Bischoff: emphasize the importance of our values, We started with 5 offices in 4 importance of our our service attitude, to find countries and an initial values and protect our the right equilibrium, to workforce of less than 30 company culture.” remain true and protect our people in early 2003. company culture. Since then, we have been Christian Bischoff To be continued on page 4 continuously growing. The Pan Asia Logistics Quarterly Newsletter September 2014 Issue 3 Page 4 of 15 Continue from page 3 Gerald Tan: For the workforce, this will mean that you have a golden opportunity for everyone to aspire towards horizontal and vertical career development by actively participating in this new journey. We will make available more training and qualification projects to build up new competencies as we transform ourselves into an innovative organisation that is capable of Pulling together... Christian Bischoff, PAL Chairman and Gerald delivering extraordinary Tan, PAL CEO knowing each other for many years services and solutions for our clients. and expand our network footprint in new countries “This will mean a To achieve our goals and make and cities. all of this possible, we will golden opportunity for need everyone to undertake We want to share our everyone.” this chance with passion and success with a fair and personal dedication. transparent bonus scheme Gerald Tan “Change is the only driven by KPI performance. constant in life.” Monika: Gerald, what will be new for “We want to be one of …Heraclitus Pan Asia Logistics? For the We want to be the countries, the headquarter? the most attractive undisputed logistics employers.” specialist in Asia for Global Gerald Tan: We build a Companies. passionate team that knows how to work hard, where Christian Bischoff We want to be the ideal impossible is nothing; Play partner for our customers in hard, where nothing is Asia-Pacific and beyond. impossible and have fun doing Monika: both. Christian, where will Pan We want to be the most Asia Logistics be in 2020? innovative logistics provider We will evolve into an in the industry. Christian Bischoff: innovative organisation at all We want to reach 1 billion in levels to create exciting new We want to be one of the turnover by 2020. products and solutions to most attractive employers. deliver our signature ‘German- We want to manage more Efficiency-Asian-Commitment- than 800,000 square meter We want to rock the DNA-Services’ that will rock warehouse space in our industry. the market and the contract logistics division, of competition. which the vast majority is Compete effectively by designed, constructed and “We want to build a leveraging optimally on our owned by us. passionate team that collective strength as we We want to generate 75 - expand our presence in the knows how to work 80% of our revenue from our various markets. hard, play hard and core businesses, ocean have fun doing both.” Develop our core expertise in freight and airfreight and the more industry verticals to remainder from contract build a broader client base logistics services. Gerald Tan The Pan Asia Logistics Quarterly Newsletter September 2014 Issue 3 Page 5 of 15 PAL Singapore’s D&D Weekend at Nirvana Beach Bintan Above: The PAL family enjoying every bit of the weekend getaway at the Nirvana Beach Resort in Bintan Singapore 30 August 2014 – In the unearthly hours of “When I eventually Saturday morning, a troop of 130 excursionists from PAL met Mr. Right, I had no idea that his first Singapore took off to a name was always.” weekend getaway to Bintan. … Rita Rudner Bintan is a 2,400 sq km island in the Riau Archipelago of Indonesia, a 50 minutes trip by motorised catamaran across the Singapore Strait. It is said to be the next best tourist destination in Indonesia after Bali. Above: Everybody enjoying the traditional dance performance The highlight of the event was the unique theme of “zodiac” where all dressed as their respective zodiac signs which eventually turned the night into an exotic and vibrant colors scheme. The top 3 best dressed prizes were bagged by Wendy Loh ($1100 SGD) Ivy Lai ($680 SGD) and Sylvester Tan ($480 SGD) The evening ended on a high note with everyone taking home numerous lucky draw Above from left: Ivy Lai, Sylvester Tan and Wendy Loh the winners of the prizes or at least happy best dressed Zodiac attire competition memories. The Pan Asia Logistics Quarterly Newsletter September 2014 Issue 3 Page 6 of 15 The F1 Singapore Grand Prix Night Race is back in Town For the sixth time, Pan Asia Logistics organised a Formula 1 party at the Pan Pacific for its clients.