Frank Appel

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Frank Appel
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OccupationGeneraldirektor of Deutsche Post
Predecessor Klaus Zumwinkel
SuccessorTobias Meyer

Frank Appel has been CEO of Deutsche Post since 18 February 2008. [1] His present appointment is through October 2022. [2] He has been Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post AG since 1 November 2002. [3]

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Career

Appel served as Chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Postbank AG, but effective 31 December 2010, he resigned his position on the supervisory board. [4]

In his capacity as CEO, Appel has accompanied Chancellor Angela Merkel on various state visits abroad, including to China in 2012 [5] and in 2014. [6]

At the shareholders' meeting on April 7, 2022, Appel was elected to the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG until 2026. On the same day, he was elected by the Supervisory Board to succeed Ulrich Lehner as its Chairman. [7]

Other activities

Government agencies

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

Personal life

Appel was born in 1961, [16] is married and is the father of two children. He spent his childhood growing up in Hamburg.

Education

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References

  1. ↑ Publishing, DK (2009-08-17). 1000 CEOs. Penguin. p. 199. ISBN   978-0-7566-7057-3 . Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Press Release DPDHL - Contract for CEO Frank Appel extended for another five years". Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  3. ↑ "Deutsche Post DHL Group extends board member mandate of CEO Frank Appel". WebWire. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. ↑ Change in Postbank Supervisory Board Postbank, 2 December 2010
  5. ↑ Christian Geinitz (4 February 2012), Besuch der Kanzlerin: China will Europa nicht aufkaufen Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung .
  6. ↑ Ralf Schuler and Henrik Jeimke-Karge (7 March 2014), China-Reise: Mit diesen Managern reist Merkel ins Reich der Mitte BILD .
  7. ↑ "Aufsichtsrat".
  8. ↑ International Advisory Council Economic Development Board (EDB).
  9. ↑ Postchef Appel in Adidas-Aufsichtsrat gewählt Handelsblatt , 9 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Post-Chef Frank Appel verlässt Adidas-Aufsichtsrat Die Welt , March 19, 2019.
  11. ↑ Board of Trustees Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
  12. ↑ Board of Trustees Archived 2020-09-21 at the Wayback Machine econsense.
  13. ↑ Presidium Federation of German Industries (BDI).
  14. ↑ Senate, as of February 2019 Max Planck Society.
  15. ↑ Board of Trustees Archived 2020-09-21 at the Wayback Machine Working Group of Protestant Businesses (AEU).
  16. ↑ "Frank Appel | Deutsche Post". European CEO. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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