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Martin Seidenberg (born 1973) is a German business executive, and the CEO of International Distributions Services, the parent company of Royal Mail, and started the role in August 2023. He was previously CEO of its Dutch subsidiary GLS Group .
The company was known as German Parcel when it was founded in 1989 by Rico Back, formed by bringing together twenty-five freight forwarders. [2] Ten years later it was acquired by Royal Mail Group, which used it to form a new holding company: Global Logistics Systems (GLS).
Daniel Křetínský is set to become the new owner of Royal Mail after the sale of its parent firm was approved by the government. The Czech entrepreneur has been described as a "quiet sphinx" for ...
Royal Mail's industrial disputes include a seven-week strike in 1971 after a dispute over pay and another strike in 1988 due to bonuses being paid to new staff recruited in London and the South East. [93] Royal Mail suffered national wildcat strikes over pay and conditions in 2003. [94]
International Distribution Services plc (formerly Royal Mail Limited, Royal Mail plc and International Distributions Services plc) is a British company providing postal and courier services. The UK government initially retained a 30% stake in the company, [ 3 ] but sold its remaining shares in 2015. [ 4 ]
Allan Leighton (born 12 April 1953) is a British businessman, Chair of Asda, former chairman of The Co-operative Group, former CEO of Asda, former chief executive of Pandora, and former non-executive chairman of the Royal Mail prior to the breaking of the Horizon Scandal. He is also the co-owner of Brackley Town F.C. [1]
DX (trading as DX and DX Freight) is a British mail, courier and logistics company, with operations throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland based in Datchet, England. [ 1 ] They employ more than 3,000 staff, and their network covers most UK and Ireland business and residential addresses.
Thompson was a non-executive director of Royal Mail until May, 2023 when he resigned from the role following industrial action that took place in response to a cost-cutting and restructuring plan. [ 3 ] During the Covid-19 pandemic, he was managing director of the Test and Trace App, a key element of the U.K. government's widely-criticized £37 ...