Real world, front-line experience
More than 30 years in senior executive roles at major national posts, international postal organisations, courier and express parcels companies and shippers.
That includes setting up and running sales and operations across Europe, the US, Greater China and Asia.
Chris understands and appreciates the realities your teams face because they have been experienced and managed before.
Proven results
Since 2016, Chris’s Certis24 has delivered projects for 68 organisations in 53 markets, from national postal operators and international postal bodies to carriers, cross-border specialists, customs clearance operators, fulfilment and marketplace companies and technology platforms.
With Chris’s support, client companies have opened new networks, found partners, and grown revenue and market share.
Clients often return to Chris for further assignments or retain him for the longer term.
An enviable reputation
Chris’s Certis24 is a respected, trusted name among postal operators worldwide.
In addition, his network extends across logistics companies, customs clearance brokers, tech-based SaaS organisations and final mile delivery network operators.
We have the right partners for companies seeking digital transformation of their full end-to-end operations, including financial and reporting management.
A global decision-maker network
Chris is privileged to have direct, long-standing relationships with senior leaders at postal operators, carriers, marketplaces, consolidators and major logistics and delivery companies across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas.
He opens the right doors quickly.
Market-leading technology partners
Certis24 works alongside market-leading technology partners in customs compliance, data management, tracking and operating systems.
That lets clients move from advice to delivery and facilitate digital transformation across their networks, wherever they operate in the world.
Every side of the international postal, parcels and forwarding business
Starting in freight forwarding and express parcels, Chris has seen international mail and parcels as a major postal customer, at an industry body, inside two leading postal operators and, since 2015, as an independent adviser. That is why postal operators treat Certis24 as a trusted, neutral partner.
- 1 · The early careerFreight Forwarding & CEP
Early career in worldwide forwarding, courier and express parcels across Europe.
- 2 · The postal customerReader’s Digest Association Inc.
Global Postal Director and Director European Supply Chain Operations, buying postal services at scale from national posts and streamlining the European supply base to deliver operational cost savings.
- 3 · The industry bodyInternational Post Corporation, Brussels
Director Operations, working with member posts on cross-border quality and interoperability.
- 4 · The postal operatorsTwo leading postal operators
Swiss Post International, helping to lay the foundations for the Asendia joint venture with La Poste of France; and bpost International / Landmark Global, refining its eCommerce strategic positioning and establishing bpost as a force in China and Asia.
- 5 · The independent global adviserCertis24 Limited, since 2015
Strategy and business development for postal operators, commercial parcels and logistics carriers, customs clearance companies and technology start-ups worldwide, guiding clients in new directions as the market evolves.
Where Chris has worked and managed operations
Leadership built inside the industry
Every Certis24 engagement is led by Chris Stevens, whose career spans some of the most influential organisations in international mail and eCommerce logistics.
| Organisation | Role |
|---|---|
| Certis24 Limited | Managing Director |
| Landmark Global, bpost Group | Managing Director, Asia-Pacific & Global Head of eCommerce Strategy |
| Swiss Post International Laying the foundations for Asendia, the joint venture with La Poste | Director Sales & Marketing GATS & Global Head of Distance Selling / eCommerce |
| Reader's Digest Association Inc. | Global Postal Director and Director European Supply Chain Operations |
| International Post Corporation (IPC), Brussels | Director Operations |
| Express, parcels and freight forwarding | Senior management roles |
Executive MBA, Oxford Brookes University · Fluent in English and French, proficient in German
What makes Certis24 different
Don’t waste time. Get to market faster.
| The Certis24 approach | |
|---|---|
| Speed to market | Straight to action. Move first and beat competitors to market. |
| Who does the work | Chris, start to finish. No hand-offs, no learning curve. |
| Experience | 30+ years running the operations. Proven, not theoretical. |
| Sector focus | Postal, parcels, cross-border eCommerce and customs. Nothing else. |
| Access | Decision-makers on first-name terms. The right doors open fast. |
| Outcome | Partners signed. Markets opened. Revenue grown. |
Experience you can’t learn from a textbook or social media post, and a network you can’t buy.
Speak to Chris Stevens