Bob hopes to be dynamite as TNT boss Down Under.

AS Australia's world champion cricketers arrive in the UK to bombard England's batsmen with some fast deliveries, TNT's UK number two has gone 'Down Under' to help bowl the Aussie business world over.

Leamington businessman Bob Black is moving 12,000 miles away to oversee some pacy deliveries and pushing back the business boundaries for express delivery experts TNT.

As the newly appointed managing director for TNT Australia, Bob has swapped his role as chief operating officer at TNT - which is based in Atherstone - to lead the company's Australian operation out of Sydney.

After 26 years with TNT in this country - he started out in a role loading and unloading express delivery vehicles - the 44-year-old has taken up the challenge of leading a workforce of nearly 5,000 people and making

TNT the top business-tobusiness express operator in Australia.

It's proving to be a memorable year for Bob and his wife Corrine as they had a special delivery of their own earlier this year with the birth of their baby daughter, Orlaith.

Bob said: "I've had a fantastic time with TNT in the UK in a career where I have been given every opportunity to develop and learn and ultimately achieve levels of success I never even dreamed of more than 20 years ago.

"The move to Australia has to be the highlight and I will be doing everything I can to ensure TNT remains successful in the country of its origin.

On a personal note, it's a great adventure for us all but we will really miss our family and friends here in the UK."

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DOWN UNDER..Bob Black of TNT in his new working environment.