Tag: Mail Services

Jersey Post Comments on JCRA's Licencing of Class 1 Postal Operators

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

Jersey Post would like to make the following statement by way of a reaction to the decision by the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA) to issue a draft Licence to Regency Holdings Ltd.

Jersey Post’s Chief Executive, John Pinel, commented: “Jersey Post operates in a competitive market for at least 50% of its services and we fully recognise the benefits efficient and appropriate competition can bring to consumers. Regency have been providing certain types of business mail, and catalogue delivery services in Jersey since 2007, and this Licence formalises that position. Our short listing for the World Mail Awards is evidence of the quality of services that Jersey Post provides to Islanders, and we will be working hard to maintain those standards irrespective of the level and nature of competition. It is obviously essential that Jersey Post does compete effectively in areas such as bulk mail, business mail and e-commerce related services as the revenue it generates there allows it to support “essential” core business services like the Sub-Post Office network, which runs at a considerable loss”.

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The Swiss Federal Council appoints new presidents for SBB (Swiss Railway) and Swiss Post

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

Ulrich Gygi, CEO of Swiss Post will become president of board of directors for SBB in replaced of Thierry Lalive d’Epinay. The Board of directors of Swiss Post will be led by Claude R. Béglé.

Béglé has been Vice-President of the German post office Deutsche Post since 2007. He has been closely involved in the development of the European postal services market in various positions and postal service enterprises, including TNT Post Group and the French post office. Béglé will assume his duties on 1 April 2009 at the latest, when he will succeed Anton Menth, but will already join the board as a simple member on 1 October. Menth will reach the statutory maximum age of 70 for leaving the board in the summer of 2009.

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Deutsche Post World Net move closer to finalising future of Postbank

Posted by | Jun 25, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post World Net announced that it has entered a more intensive phase of the exploratory process concerning the future of its Postbank subsidiary. The logistics company is currently evaluating options for an optimal competitive position to secure a successful future for Postbank.

To this end, discussions between Deutsche Post and potential partners are moving forward quickly and efficiently. No preliminary decision regarding the various potential options has yet been taken.

Against this background, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG has accepted the request of Postbank Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Klein to temporarily step down from the Management Board of Deutsche Post with immediate effect. Klein’s position as CEO of Deutsche Postbank AG remains unaffected.

Wolfgang Klein and Deutsche Post Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel have mutually come to the conclusion that the decision to step down from his position for the duration of the current phase complies with good corporate governance. When appointed as CEO of Postbank on July 1st 2007, Klein was simultaneously appointed to the Management Board of the parent company.

The Management Board of Postbank actively supports this open-ended process to secure an optimal solution for the successful strategic development of the company in the future, in the interests of its shareholders, employees and customers.

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EU's McCreevy urges rapid implementation of postal directive

Posted by | Jun 24, 2008 | |

European Union internal market commissioner Charle McCreevy has called for the rapid implementation of the European Commission’s postal directive into national legislation.

Speaking at a conference on postal market reform, he said member states’ complacency about the transposition period of the directive will only lead to delay.

The commissioner said the directive’s transposition will be a ‘test’ for member states and the commission as to whether postal reform is taken seriously.

The EU executive’s postal services directive, which liberalises the letter mail market, aims at opening up the European market in 2011. New member states have until 2013 to implement the legislation.

McCreevy said a level playing field was a ‘pre-condition’ for a true internal market of postal services, yet there are different interpretations over its definition.

‘In the worst-case scenario, the transposition period is used to invent creative market entry barriers. Barriers that are then concealed under a blanket which is inappropriately called a level playing field. Paying lip service to free markets and introducing protectionism through the back door is not acceptable,’ he said.

The commissioner stressed the smooth transition to a level playing field will require strong national postal regulatory authorities.

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