Frank Appel

As Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Post AG, Frank Appel is responsible for the global management of the world`s leading mail and logistics services group. The Deutsche Post and DHL corporate brands offer a one-of-a-kind portfolio of logistics (DHL) and communications (Deutsche Post) services. About 500,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories form a global network focused on service, quality and sustainability. In 2008, Deutsche Post DHL revenues exceeded € 54 billion.

Frank Appel joined the Group in 2000 as Managing Director of Corporate Development and has been a member of the Group`s Board of Management since 2002. In 2008 he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer with responsibility for the Corporate Departments Corporate Executives, Corporate Communications, Corporate Development, Corporate Office, Corporate Organization, Corporate Public Policy and Sustainability, Global Customer Solutions, Corporate Regulation Management, Corporate First Choice, HR DHL International and DHL Solutions & Innovation.

Prior to joining the Group, Frank Appel was a managing partner at McKinsey & Co., Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He has a MSc in chemistry from the University of Munich and a PhD in neurobiology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.