• On 25 June 2020 Boris Winkelmann became Chairman & CEO of DPDgroup

• His predecessor Paul-Marie Chavanne has retired after 20 years at the helm of the company

• In future DPDgroup will continue to rely on new technologies in order to ensure both high customer and consignee satisfaction and reduced CO2 emissions

Aschaffenburg/Paris, 13 July 2020 – On 25 June 2020 Boris Winkelmann was appointed CEO of GeoPost. In this position he succeeds Paul-Marie Chavanne, who has retired. Founded in 1999, over the past two decades GeoPost has built up the largest delivery network in Europe under the DPDgroup brand. Winkelmann, who was previously CEO of DPD Germany, had already been appointed Executive Vice President of DPDgroup on 1 February 2020. During the COVID 19 pandemic he was the driving force behind the group's agility and resilience.

At DPDgroup we are prepared for both high growth in e-commerce and to be the leader in sustainable delivery."

Boris Winkelmann, CEO DPDgroup

"I would like to express my gratitude to Paul-Marie Chavanne, my predecessor, for 20 years of faithful service to this company and to recognise his exceptional talent in making DPDgroup a leader in our industry with a record of continuous achievements and profitable growth. Now, as we move forward from this crisis, our businesses face considerable challenges and exciting opportunities to shape the future of our sector. At DPDgroup we are prepared for both high growth in e-commerce and to be the leader in sustainable delivery. Within DPDgroup business success and a sense of responsibility for our customers, consignees, employees and not least the environment go hand in hand", says Winkelmann.

DPDgroup has emerged stronger from the pandemic, as lockdowns throughout Europe have demonstrated how important parcel delivery and last-mile services are for both the economy and society.

The COVID-19 crisis has created the opportunity for all businesses to reflect upon their operations and priorities. Through its experience, DPDgroup appreciates to a greater extent than ever before the impact human activities have on the environment, especially in urban areas. Under Winkelmann’s direction the Group will continue to put considerable effort into further broadening and deepening its range of technologies to increase efficiency and improve the customer and consignee experience, while fulfilling its commitments to sustainability through its DrivingChange™ programme.

In recent years DPDgroup has invested in new alternative vehicles and logistics technology. As part of the future-oriented Zukunft.de project, for example, DPD Germany recently took delivery of seven electrically powered eSprinters from Mercedes-Benz. The vehicles will initially be used for parcel delivery operations in Berlin and Nuremberg. However, DPDgroup's commitment to sustainability does not end here: the Group will continue to reduce and in some cases even eliminate its carbon dioxide emissions, while simultaneously retaining its leading position in Europe’s voluntary carbon offset market.

 

Boris Winkelmann – biography

Boris Winkelmann was appointed Executive Vice President of GeoPost / DPDgroup on 1 February 2020 and Chairman of the Board / CEO on 25 June 2020. As such he is Executive Vice President of Groupe La Poste.

Prior to his nomination, Winkelmann became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DPD Germany in 2014. He has 25 years' experience in the parcel and express industry, starting his career in 1994 at TNT Express Worldwide where he held different management positions before joining GeoPost in 1999. He coordinated the acquisition of a majority shareholding of DPD in Germany up until its completion in 2001, equally taking part in the international development of GeoPost.

Subsequently Winkelmann embraced entrepreneurship and co-founded LetMeShip, an online shipping service, CEP-Research, an information and market research service, and ITA Consulting, an M&A consultancy service.

Boris Winkelmann's personal and professional careers have been both international and intercultural. The son of a Spanish mother and a German father, he grew up in Toulouse, France. After studying international business management at the European Business Programme in Bordeaux and Münster, he completed a Master of Finance at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid.

He speaks fluent French, Spanish, English and German.

Born in Hamburg in 1970, Boris Winkelmann is married and has two children.