PostNL appoints Bob van Ierland as Director of Mail in the Netherlands
Bob van Ierland has held a wide variety of operational and commercial roles at various business units within PostNL, which he joined in 2002. Bob van Ierland will succeed Resi Becker, whose appointment as CEO of Dutch energy company Essent was previously announced.
We are PostNL, the mail and logistics solutions provider for all. With our mail and parcel deliverers who get everywhere, our over 4,200 PostNL locations and 11,000 postboxes, we are always nearby. We aim to be our customers’ favourite deliverer by making it as easy as possible for them to send and receive parcels and letters. Our over 40,000 people are right at the heart of society. On weekdays, we deliver an average 1.1 million parcels and 8.1 million letters across the Benelux region. Digital transformation is central to PostNL’s operations, and we optimise and support our physical networks by using smart digital solutions and launching new propositions that create value for our customers. To make our deliveries as sustainable as possible, we cover a lot of kilometres on foot or by bicycle or e-bike, provide innovative city logistics, use cleaner fuels, and use electric vans and light electric trucks.
PostNL NV is a listed company with revenues of €3.3 billion in 2020, 63% of this derived from e-commerce. It provides deliveries of mail and parcels, logistics solutions for e-commerce, and cross-border solutions.