Ready to deliver

Emerging from a fortnight in quarantine after returning from his home country Malaysia, Tien-long Woon is eager to get back to business in Thailand. “Fantastic” is the word he uses to describe his first reaction to the world outside and a taste of local ice-cream to celebrate.

Now he’s ready to roll up his sleeves to deliver on the “purple promise” as managing director of FedEx Express Thailand. At a time when people worldwide are relying more than ever on logistics providers to deliver everything from food to essential medical supplies, it’s a big promise to keep.

“Covid-19 has proven to be an unprecedented global health and humanitarian crisis, and an economic shock that we have not experienced since World War II,” Mr Woon says, referring to a recent World…