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PostNL appoints Bob van Ierland as Director of Mail in the Netherlands

The Hague, the Netherlands, 12 January 2022 – PostNL today announced that it has appointed Bob van Ierland Director of Mail in the Netherlands in the company’s Executive Committee as from 1 February. He is already a member of the same committee as HR Director for PostNL.

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.

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We are PostNL, here for everyone, bringing it all together for 225 years. With an extensive network of nearly 5,700 PostNL points, 10,000 letterboxes, and around 1,100 automated parcel lockers, also open to various carriers, along with millions of users of the PostNL app, we're always close by. We aim to be everyone's favourite deliverer by making it as easy as possible to send and receive parcels and mail. With over 32,000 colleagues working with us, we are part of society. On an average weekday, we deliver 1.2 million parcels and 6.3 million letters.

We optimise and support our physical networks through the use of smart digital solutions and introduce new propositions that add value for our customers. And aim for sustainable employment relationships by being a good employer to all people working with and for us. We focus on sustainability, making many journeys on foot and by bicycle, increasingly using cleaner fuels and electric vehicles, and offering innovative city logistics. PostNL N.V. is a publicly traded company with a turnover of €3.3 billion in 2024.