German Deutsche Post strengthens sales division
German postal group Deutsche Post AG has appointed four executives to succeed former head of sales Marco Demuth, thus dividing the Sales Division into four, it was reported on October 20, 2006.
The new segments are Large Clients, Corporate Clients, Industrial Clients and Private Clients and Branches.
Ingo Bohlken will be the new marketing director of Deutsche Post’s German activities, replacing Reinhard Pranke. Pranke will be in charge of the newly established Market Liberalisation segment.
Peter Kruse stepped down from the executive management of the Express Germany business division. Deutsche Post’s mail business head, Hans-Dieter Petr, has already introduced his successor Juergen Gerdes into business, since Petr’s contract is to expire at the end of 2007.
Deutsche Post will appoint Tim Griffiths executive board member in charge of newly created British mail business segment. Griffiths is CEO of Deutsche Post’s British subsidiary Williams Lea.
The board reshuffling, the expansion abroad and the new services are aimed to offset the abolition of Deutsche Post’s mail-delivery monopoly as of 2008.
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