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Title: CEO Company: DHL Industry: Transport & Logistics

After succeeding long-serving Frank Appel, Tobias has been Chief Executive Officer of DHL Group since May 2023. He spent 13 years as a McKinsey partner in Frankfurt and Singapore before joining Deutsche Post DHL in 2013 as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. Tobias went on to lead DHL Global Forwarding as Chief Operating Officer and oversaw a successful turnaround as CEO of Post

& Parcel Germany before joining the Board of Management. In his current role as Group CEO, Tobias has overseen the successful completion of Strategy 2025 and authored Strategy 2030, sustainably lifting DHL Group’ s profitability while pursuing sustainable aviation fuel partnerships and healthcare logistics expansion. In March 2026, the Supervisory Board extended his contract through 2031 in recognition of his transformation of the business. Tobias remains a vocal advocate for zero-emission mobility across DHL’ s global network.

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