Frank Appel

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CEO of Deutsche Post

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nameFrank Appel
image2017-03-08 DHL Vorstand Frank Appel by Olaf Kosinsky-9.jpg
occupationGeneraldirektor of Deutsche Post
predecessorKlaus Zumwinkel
successorTobias Meyer
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| name = Frank Appel | image = 2017-03-08 DHL Vorstand Frank Appel by Olaf Kosinsky-9.jpg | occupation = Generaldirektor of Deutsche Post | predecessor = Klaus Zumwinkel | successor = Tobias Meyer Frank Appel is a German manager who served as CEO of Deutsche Post from 2008 to 2023.

Career

A former McKinsey consultant, Appel first joined Deutsche Post in 2000. From November 2002, he was a member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post AG.

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.

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

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.

Other activities

Government agencies

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

  • Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees
  • econsense, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Federation of German Industries (BDI), Member of the Presidium
  • Max Planck Society, Member of the Senate
  • Working Group of Protestant Businesses (AEU), Member of the Board of Trustees

Personal life

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

Education

References

References

  1. Publishing, DK. (2009-08-17). "1000 CEOs". Penguin.
  2. "Press Release DPDHL - Contract for CEO Frank Appel extended for another five years".
  3. Matthias Inverardi and Nadine Schimroszik (4 December 2021), [https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/deutsche-post-ceo-could-become-deutsche-telekom-chairman-report-2021-12-04/ Deutsche Post CEO could become Deutsche Telekom chairman - report] ''[[Reuters]]''.
  4. "Deutsche Post DHL Group extends board member mandate of CEO Frank Appel".
  5. [https://www.postbank.com/postbank/en/pr_press_releases_archive_2010_11045.html Change in Postbank Supervisory Board] Postbank, 2 December 2010
  6. Christian Geinitz (4 February 2012), [https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/besuch-der-kanzlerin-china-will-europa-nicht-aufkaufen-11636929.html Besuch der Kanzlerin: China will Europa nicht aufkaufen] ''[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]]''.
  7. Ralf Schuler and Henrik Jeimke-Karge (7 March 2014), [https://www.bild.de/geld/wirtschaft/china/merkel-reisst-mit-wirtschafts-delegation-nach-china-36659106.bild.html China-Reise: Mit diesen Managern reist Merkel ins Reich der Mitte] ''[[BILD]]''.
  8. "Aufsichtsrat".
  9. [https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/about-edb/our-team/international-advisory-council.html International Advisory Council] [[Economic Development Board]] (EDB).
  10. Kirsten Bialdiga (25 November 2024), [https://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/industrie/rwe-frank-appel-soll-als-chefaufseher-auf-werner-brandt-folgen-a-6e390b11-b954-43a0-b614-4fdf7cda234a Nachfolger von Werner Brandt: Frank Appel wird neuer Chefaufseher bei RWE] ''[[Manager Magazin]]''.
  11. [https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-ag/2025-04-30-hauptversammlung-von-rwe-beschliesst-erhoehung-der-dividende/ Annual General Meeting approves dividend increase; Dr. Frank Appel new Chairman of the Supervisory Board] [[RWE]], press release of 30 April 2025.
  12. [https://www.fresenius.com/node/5174 Michael Sen to succeed Mats Henriksson as CEO of Fresenius Kabi] [[Fresenius (company). Fresenius]], press release of 16 March 2021.
  13. [https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/sportartikelhersteller-postchef-appel-in-adidas-aufsichtsrat-gewaehlt/21262256.html Postchef Appel in Adidas-Aufsichtsrat gewählt] ''[[Handelsblatt]]'', 9 May 2018.
  14. [https://www.welt.de/regionales/bayern/article190547121/Post-Chef-Frank-Appel-verlaesst-Adidas-Aufsichtsrat.html Post-Chef Frank Appel verlässt Adidas-Aufsichtsrat] ''[[Die Welt]]'', March 19, 2019.
  15. [https://www.bbug.de/de/ueber-uns/der-verein.php Board of Trustees] {{Webarchive. link. (2018-01-09 Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).)
  16. [https://www.aeu-online.de/organisation/kuratorium.html Board of Trustees] {{Webarchive. link. (2020-09-21 econsense.)
  17. [https://bdi.eu/der-bdi/organisation/praesidium/ Presidium] Federation of German Industries (BDI).
  18. [https://www.mpg.de/1235658/MPS_Senate.pdf Senate, as of February 2019] [[Max Planck Society]].
  19. [https://www.aeu-online.de/organisation/kuratorium.html Board of Trustees] {{Webarchive. link. (2020-09-21 Working Group of Protestant Businesses (AEU).)
  20. (2014-12-12). "Frank Appel {{!}} Deutsche Post". European CEO.

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