USPS name Kingsley as Senior Vice President

Postmaster General Jack Potter announced today that Linda Kingsley, Vice President of Strategic Planning since 2003, will be serving in the new position of Senior Vice President, Strategy and Transition.

In her new role, Kingsley will retain responsibility for the development, coordination and tracking of plans and analyses that contribute to the establishment of the Postal Service’s strategic goals. In addition, with the recent enactment of the first comprehensive new postal law since 1970, Kingsley and her new organization have a lead role in identifying, planning and managing the timelines and processes necessary for the successful and timely implementation of the new law’s provisions. In this regard, the Strategy and Transition group will serve as the primary liaison among all functions with roles in this critical and complex process, contributing to maximum levels of integration, cooperation and success.

“The Postal Service has entered a period of accelerated transition. This will require flexibility, innovation and focus to continue achieving our transformation goals within the context of the significant changes required by the new postal law,” said Potter. “We have an enormous responsibility to do our part in achieving the law’s goals of putting the Postal Service on a firm financial footing for the future, preserving universal service at affordable rates, with price increases tied to the rate of inflation. Linda’s new position is intended to help us accomplish that.”