Barber appointed president of UPS Europe

UPS has appointed Jim Barber its new president of the UPS Europe region with responsibility for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Barber, a 26-year UPS veteran, most recently served as the chief operations officer of the Europe Region, the company said.

He succeeds the retiring Wolfgang Flick as the region’s president.

In his new role, Barber will be responsible for all UPS package, cargo and logistics operations in 120 countries and territories with more than 40,000 employees, UPS said.