The PRIME Board was created following a strategic review undertaken in 2015 by Hensey Consulting to meet growing international demand and bring a range of expertise to our services.
The Board acts as the executive branch of the General Assembly to improve and fulfil PRIME policies and services and acts as advisor to the GA presenting proposals for approval on governance matters.
The General Assembly elects seven PRIME Board representatives, all of whom are full members (members paying the yearly contribution fee) who serve for a maximum of 2 years and can be reelected for an additional mandate. In addition to the Board, several Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups have been created and there is a direct link from the Board to these different PRIME bodies.
WANG Dong, Deputy Director of International Business Division, has more than 15 years experience with China Post Group. He is primarily responsible for multilateral and bilateral cooperation with other posts and international postal businesses, developing commercial opportunities and building a stable international transportation network for all postal products. He has enjoyed contributing his experience to Product Development, Marketing, Operation, IT, Quality Control and International Cooperation. He holds a Bachelor degree in Electronic Information Science and Technology and earned his Masters in Engineering, Computer Science and Technology from the Ocean University of China.
Jorge Gutierrez is the Director of International Relations at Canada Post Corporation. He graduated from the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University with high honors in Commerce, and also holds an Associate Degree (Suma Cum Laude) in Banking and Finance from Northwood University. Jorge has also completed advanced graduate studies from the Supply Chain Management Association of Canada. Jorge has also co-chaired the PUASP Finance Group for the past six years and currently serves as the Vice Chair of PRIME.
Wim van de Sande is Director Global Procurement at PostNL and is responsible for the procurement of the complete network of PostNL outside the Benelux. This includes transport and last mile solutions, both postal and commercial. Wim has been active in numerous working bodies within the postal industry, within the UPU, IPC, PostEurop and also including an earlier term as PRIME Board Member. He has been in the industry since 2008, with next to extensive procurement experience, also experience in pricing and business development.
Lee Hon Chew is the Director of International Affairs in Singapore Post for more than 15 years with the responsibility for multilateral and bilateral cooperation with other posts. He constantly looks for both postal and commercial opportunities for postal operators and strongly believes in the need for collaboration and cooperation. He is well known in UPU, chairing various Working Groups in the Postal Operations Council (POC) such as the Remuneration Integration Group, Quality Improvement Group and also the Digital Transformation and Innovation Group.
Before working on international postal matters, Hon Chew was also instrumental in many transformative projects in SingPost, working on retail automation, postal kiosks and parcel lockers, mail processing automation and letter sequencing. This past experience has given him a well rounded understanding of both domestic and international postal issues.