Management reshuffle at Fastway

New face at Fastway, Adam Petty. Photo / Supplied

The nation's leading courier company says it is ready to roll out new leading edge technology, as it adds more experience to its senior management team in Hawke's Bay.

Fastway Couriers, founded 35 years ago in Napier, before becoming a global franchise with 63 regional depots and 1700 franchisees in New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and South Africa, has announced a trio of internal promotions - and established a brand-new position.

Chief executive Scott Jenyns said the moves would lead the business into the future as it kept pace with the rapid growth in deliveries from e-commerce.

"The e-commerce growth rates are phenomenal, all our large global e-commerce customers and domestic customers we are integrated with are experiencing double digit growth.

"We have some new technologies that will put us as the first choice for e-retailers."

The company also made a new recruit with Adam Petty due to move over from Interislander to Fastway, along with a management reshuffle and the creation of a new role.

Petty joins the company in the role of Franchise Business Manager while promoted are Brad Bernie to the role of chief business development officer, Mark Little to chief operating officer and Adam Greer to general manager franchisees.

Petty will join the business in mid-June, after he finishes his role at Interislander in Wellington.

"I've worked closely with Fastway for many years, and have admired how the business operates by continually looking at innovations and new technologies to be at the forefront of the sector," Petty said.

His focus will be on supporting the franchisees with compliance and in uptake of new technologies within their business.

He will initially be based in Wellington but will move to Fastway's head office in Napier.

The newly created role of chief business development officer taken on by Bernie will focus on product and service development.

"We have some exciting new projects that we are keen to roll-out into the market and Brad's new role is tailored to ensure they are well implemented," Jenyns said.

Little will continue to lead Fastway's national customer experience team based in Auckland but in the new role of Chief Operating Officer he will have the key responsibility for managing existing national customer relationships as well as targeting new business opportunities.

He will also continue to be responsible for the Auckland Fastway Regional Franchise, the largest in New Zealand.

Greer has been promoted to the role of General Manager Franchisees with a focus on supporting the 17 regional franchisees across New Zealand.

"We have a successful franchise model that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of all our customers including the growing demand for delivery to residential addresses from e-retailers.

"Our goal is to continue developing our people and systems to become more efficient to provide the best courier services throughout New Zealand and beyond."

The company, now owned by Aramex, handles more than 40 million deliveries annually,