UK Royal Mail Letters Managing Director appointed
Ian Griffiths, Group Managing Director of GKN Automotive, has been appointed Managing Director of Royal Mail Letters, it was announced today.
Reporting to Adam Crozier, Royal Mail’s Group Chief Executive, Mr Griffiths will have day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of Royal Mail’s annual postbag of more than 20 billion letters.
Mr Griffiths will be joining the board of Royal Mail Holdings plc, chaired by Allan Leighton, and he will also sit on the company’s Management Board, which is chaired by Mr Crozier. He is expected to take up the appointment early next year.
Mr Crozier has run Royal Mail Letters on a daily basis since April 2004 in addition to his role as Group Chief Executive, and the business is now delivering the best letters quality of service on record. Almost 94% of First Class are arriving the next day after posting – ahead of the 93% target level – while business mail services are also performing at their best ever levels.
Mr Crozier said: “I am delighted Ian is joining Royal Mail. His track record in the global automotive parts industry is outstanding. He is arriving at Royal Mail with an impressive background in managing large workforces to deliver excellent service for customers and profitable performance for shareholders in a highly competitive and fast-moving marketplace.
“With the mail market opening to full competition in just over a month’s time, Ian will be a real asset for Royal Mail as we seek to sharpen our competitive edge by providing even better service to customers,” said Mr Crozier.
Mr Griffiths said: “Royal Mail is about to enter one of the most challenging periods in its history and I am looking forward to being part of the team that helps drive the development of the business during the new era of open competition. From what I know of the organisation and its achievements so far, we can look to the future with confidence.”
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Notes to Editors
1. Ian Griffiths (54) joined GKN in 1975. He has been a member of the senior driveline management team since 1990 with responsibility for operations in the US and for global marketing and engineering. He joined the company’s main Board in 2001. Mr Griffiths is also a non-executive director of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc. He is a graduate in Mechanical, Electrical and Production Engineering.
