Achim Dünnwald assumed overall responsibility for the German and European parcel business of Deutsche Post DHL Group on January 1, 2016, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DHL Parcel.
In addition he will remain responsible for the area of Mobility, which comprises the Postbus and Post Reisen business segments. As CEO of DHL Parcel, Dünnwald will also serve on the Executive Committee of PeP (Post – eCommerce – Parcel), the board department of Jürgen Gerdes.
Achim Dünnwald has been at Deutsche Post DHL Group since 2013, serving as the CEO of Mail Communication, Mail International. He joined the Group after working at the McKinsey consulting firm, where he was a partner, member of the German management and head of the global post, express, parcel industry group.
As part of the Group’s Strategy 2020 the PeP division is currently expanding the parcel business in important major markets in Europe. This past year saw the successful market entry of DHL Parcel in Austria.
For the business in Germany, the focus will be on driving continued quality leadership and innovation. In this context, the German parcel business will once again enhance its managerial structure: Ole Nordhoff, Head of Business Customers at DHL Parcel since 2013, will be responsible for the German parcel business as Executive Vice President and will serve as a member of the DHL Paket GmbH management. He will report directly to Achim Dünnwald.
