Dietmar Jost Global Express Association

Dietmar Jost is a recognized international Customs and trade facilitation expert and the Customs and Security Advisor of the Global Express Association (GEA), which represents the three global express delivery companies DHL, FedEx and UPS. Dietmar has over 35 years of experience in the Customs and trade facilitation environment. He is a former German Customs officer as well as a WCO Senior Technical officer with professional experience in the Customs, supply chain security and trade facilitation domains. Dietmar was directly involved in the development of relevant international Customs instruments, standards and recommendations such as the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention, the Data Model, the UCR, the SAFE Framework of Standards, and the Framework of Standards on Cross-border E-Commerce. Dietmar represents the GEA at the WCO and its Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG).