John Acton appointed Managing Director of DPD
The supervisory board of DPD GmbH, Aschaffenburg, announces the appointment of Briton John Acton (43) to Managing Director of the international provider of standard and express parcel services. After the departure of CEO Hans Fluri in March this means that the top management of the international franchise organisation has been completed from within the company’s own ranks. At the head of the DPD franchise system Mr Acton will form a two-man team with Arnold Schroven, who is also at the helm of DPD GeoPost (Germany).
In addition to his appointment as Managing Director of DPD Mr Acton is Chief Marketing and Strategic Accounts Officer at GeoPost, and is a member of the Direction Générale of GeoPost
The supervisory board of DPD GmbH, Aschaffenburg, announces the appointment of Briton John Acton (43) to Managing Director of the international provider of standard and express parcel services. After the departure of CEO Hans Fluri in March this means that the top management of the international franchise organisation has been completed from within the company’s own ranks. At the head of the DPD franchise system Mr Acton will form a two-man team with Arnold Schroven, who is also at the helm of DPD GeoPost (Germany).
“In terms of personality and his many years of experience with DPD and GeoPost John Acton is ideally qualified to make a strong contribution towards the continued international development of the company,” confirms Paul-Marie Chavanne, Supervisory Board Chairman at DPD and CEO of the company’s majority shareholder GeoPost. In addition to his appointment as Managing Director of DPD Mr Acton is Chief Marketing and Strategic Accounts Officer at GeoPost, and is a member of the Direction Générale of GeoPost, the worldwide express and parcels subsidiary of France’s La Poste.
John Acton has over 13 years experience in the Parcel and Express industry.
In 1995 he became Marketing Manager at DPD’s British partner Parceline, which this year adopted the DPD brand in full. In 2004 he became Chief Marketing and Strategic Accounts Officer at GeoPost in Paris. In recent years he has been responsible for DPD’s brand strategy and has made a major contribution to the continuous expansion of the company’s uniform brand profile within the DPD network. More and more franchise partners, including those in the Baltic states, Poland and Russia recently, are taking advantage of the high profile enjoyed by the DPD brand. “This reinforced brand presence within Europe is an essential pillar of DPD’s international growth strategy,” explains John Acton. “I am relishing the challenge to help drive the continued success of this great business.” The new DPD boss is married and has four children.
