Light mail management reorganisation at Deutsche Post
Deutsche Post, the German postal service operator, has reorganised the management of its letter division in response to increasing competition in this area of activity. Marco Demuth, head of sales in German letter business, is to be replaced by four managers, in order to improve customer orientation. The sales department is to be subdivided into a large customer division and divisions for business customers, commercial customers and private customers.
Ingo Bohlken is to replace Reinhard Pranke as head of German marketing, while Mr Pranke is to be responsible for the deregulation department. Jurgen Gerdes is also being groomed as the successor to Hans-Dieter Petram, head of letter activities at Deutsche Post, whose contract is due to expire at the end of 2007. A further department is to be created on the management board for the UK subsidiary Williams Lea, and Tim Griffiths, head of the UK subsidiary, is therefore to be appointed to the board. Klaus Knappik is to retain responsibility for international letter operations. Top management will be unaffected by the reorganisation.
