Tim Scharwath joins Deutsche Post DHL Group’s Board of Management

Tim Scharwath has formally joined the Board of Management of Deutsche Post DHL Group as the new CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight. As the company announced in May last year, he takes over his new role from Group CEO Frank Appel, who managed the function in the interim.

Scharwath was previously heading the air freight business at Kuehne + Nagel International AG.

“We are delighted to welcome Tim Scharwath the new member of the Board of Management for DHL Global Forwarding, Freight,” said Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL Group.

“The extensive work of restructuring and improving processes in the division is already paying off, as our results have shown. As a real expert in the freight forwarding world, I am certain that Tim is prepared for his new responsibilities and is the right choice to realize the ambitious goals we have for the DHL Global Forwarding, Freight division.”