Postcomm welcomes appointment of Ulf Dahlsten as commissioner
The Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has confirmed the appointment of Ulf Dahlsten as a commissioner at Postcomm for a three year term with effect from 1 January 2008.
Ulf Dahlsten replaces Simone Bos who stood down as a Commissioner on 30 September 2007 at the end of her term of appointment.
For the past three years Ulf Dahlsten has been a director DG INFSO at the European Commission in Brussels. Earlier in his career he served as chief executive of Sweden Post as well as Chairman of the holding company of TNT Express Worldwide at a time when the market in Sweden was being fully opened to competition. He has also first-hand experience of the deregulations of the railways, taxi and telecom markets in Sweden.
Welcoming the appointment, John Hutton said:
“Ulf Dahlsten’s knowledge and experience gained at Sweden Post and subsequently at the European Commission are highly appropriate at a time when a single European market in postal services is now in prospect. He will complement the existing broad base of skills of the Postcomm Commissioners.”
Postcomm Chairman Nigel Stapleton said:
“We are delighted that Ulf has agreed to join Postcomm and we warmly welcome the Secretary of State’s decision. Ulf brings a deep knowledge of the mail industry and how Sweden Post has successfully tackled the challenges of a fully liberalised market. Also, his experience at the European Commission means that Ulf has an unrivalled perspective on the changes in the broader communications market which every mail operator needs to take account of in shaping their plans for product innovation and business transformation.
“I would also like to thank Simone Bos for the strong commitment that she has given to the Commission over the past three and a half years. We will miss both her major contribution to our policy decisions and her valuable guidance to the executive team.”
Ulf Dahlsten said:
“The postal markets are to be liberalised all over Europe by 2012 and the progress of the deregulations in pioneering countries as the UK and Sweden will be followed with great interest by all other countries in Europe. I am happy and honoured to be asked to offer my experience with the aim of securing a free and open postal market in the UK to the benefit of business and the ordinary citizens.”
Notes for editors
Further information regarding Mr Dahlsten’s remuneration, time commitments and potential conflicts of interest will be published by Postcomm in due course.
Postcomm’s work is steered by its eight commissioners.
