Fiscal Year 2001:
   
Dr.Klaus Zumwinkel   Chairman of the Board of Management
Dr.Hans-Dieter Petram   MAIL
Dr. Peter E.Kruse   EXPRESS (Euro Express)
Uwe R. Dörken   EXPRESS (Worldwide Express)
Peter Wagner (until Dec. 31, 2001)   LOGISTICS
Prof.Dr.Wulf von Schimmelmann   FINANCIAL SERVICES
Walter Scheurle   Personnel
Dr. Edgar Ernst   Finance
     
    From January 1, 2002:
     
zumwinkel   Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel
  Chairman of the Board of Management
  Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel (born 1943) has been Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST since January 1, 1990 and of Deutsche Post AG since January 1995. In addition, he is responsible for corporate executives, corporate communications, the public affairs and regulations field as well as the international and environmental policy sector. Following his studies at Münster University (Dipl.-Kaufmann), the Wharton Business School (Master of Science) in Philadelphia, USA, and conferment of the title of Dr. rer. pol., Dr. Zumwinkel joined McKinsey & Company, Inc. in Düsseldorf and New York in 1974 where he became Partner and member of the German management in 1979. Five years later he was made Senior Partner, having been elected into McKinsey’s worldwide management. In 1985, he moved to the Quelle group in Fürth where he was appointed board member and chairman of the board until he joined Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST.
     
petram   Dr. Hans-Dieter Petram
  MAIL
  Dr.Hans-Dieter Petram (born 1943) studied business administration at Berlin and Münster universities and gained a Dr. rer. pol. from Münster University. Early on in his career, he was responsible for financial services sales at Deutsche Anlagen Leasing GmbH, Mainz. From 1975 he held various posts at Deutsche Immobilien Leasing GmbH, Düsseldorf, the last post being that of director and authorized officer. In 1986 Dr. Petram became director of the real estate division at Gustav Schickedanz KG in Fürth where he was responsible for real estate, construction and equipment of the large mail order company Quelle AG, also based in Fürth. Since April 1990 he has been a member of the Board of Management at Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST, since 1995 Deutsche Post AG. As Board member, Dr. Petram first headed the retail outlets division before moving to the MAIL Corporate Division in October 1999.
     
kruse   Dr. Peter E. Kruse
  EXPRESS (Euro Express), LOGISTICS
  Dr. Peter E.Kruse (born 1950) studied mechanical engineering and economic sciences at the technical university RWTH in Aachen. After gaining his engineering doctorate in 1976, he joined Metallgesellschaft in Frankfurt as controller in 1977. Between 1981 and 1993 he worked for the Bertelsmann group, his last post being that of sole managing director of Bertelsmann Distribution. In 1993, he was appointed board member of Kühne & Nagel (International) AG. Since January 2001, Dr. Kruse has been a member of Deutsche Post AG’s Board of Management where he heads the Euro Express Board Department forming part of the EXPRESS Corporate Division. In addition, on January 1, 2002 he was entrusted with the management of the LOGISTICS Corporate Division.
     
doerken   Uwe R. Dörken
  EXPRESS (Worldwide Express)
  Uwe R. Dörken (born 1959) trained as a bank officer at Deutsche Bank AG in Wuppertal, continuing his education with a degree in economic sciences from the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland. His professional career began in 1986 when he joined McKinsey & Company, Inc. in Amsterdam as a management consultant, focusing in particular on strategic studies for global transport and logistics companies. In 1991 he moved to Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST where he headed the international mail segment until his appointment to the Board of Management of Deutsche Post AG in June 1999. Since January 2001, as Chairman and CEO of DHL based in Brussels he has been heading the Worldwide Express Board Department which forms part of the EXPRESS Corporate Division.
     
schimmelmann   Prof. Dr. Wulf von Schimmelmann
  FINANCIAL SERVICES
  Prof. Dr.Wulf von Schimmelmann (born 1947) studied economic sciences at Hamburg and Zürich universities, gaining a doctorate (Dr. oec. publ.). In 1989 he was made an honorary professor in the faculty of economic sciences at Konstanz University. His business career commenced in 1972 at McKinsey & Company, Inc. in Zürich. Following postings to Cleveland, Kuwait and Düsseldorf he was made a Partner in 1978. In the same year, he joined Landesgirokasse Stuttgart as a board member. In 1984 Prof. von Schimmelmann became a member of the board of management of Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank AG, Frankfurt, and moved to BHF-Bank AG in Frankfurt as associate in 1991. From 1997 to 1999 he managed the equity investment company Regius as executive partner. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Postbank AG and joined Deutsche Post AG’s Board of Management in the same year, where he is responsible for the FINANCIAL SERVICES Corporate Division.
     
scheurle   Walter Scheurle
  Personnel
  Walter Scheurle (born 1952) began his career in 1967 with an apprenticeship at Deutsche Bundespost. From 1979, he held various full-time positions for Deutsche Postgewerkschaft, the German postal workers’ union. In 1994, he was also a member of the European Commission’s Joint Committee on postal services. Since 1995, as a member of the Postgewerkschaft’s National Executive, he was responsible for postal policy, training policy and youth affairs. In the same year, he became a member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG and since April 2000 has been a member of the Board of Management, where he is responsible for the Personnel Board Department.
     
ernst   Dr. Edgar Ernst
  Finance
  Dr. Edgar Ernst (born 1952) studied mathematics and business administration at Cologne University and the technical university RWTH in Aachen. Having gained his degrees (Dipl.-Math.,M.O.R.) he initially held the post of university assistant in Hagen and Aachen. In 1982 he gained his doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.), joining McKinsey & Company, Inc. in Düsseldorf as a management consultant in 1983. In 1986 Dr. Ernst joined Gustav Schickedanz KG in Fürth where he held the post of director of corporate development at Quelle AG, the large mail order company based in Fürth. In 1990 he moved to Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST, first as head of planning and controlling, since 1992 as Board member. He has been a member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post AG since 1995 and is responsible for the Finance Board Department.

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