Frank Appel
Frank Appel | |
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| Born | 1961 Hamburg, Germany |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Known for | CEO of Deutsche Post (2008–2023) |
Frank Appel is a German executive who held the position of CEO at Deutsche Post from 2008 until 2023.
Career
Appel began his professional journey as a consultant at McKinsey before joining Deutsche Post in 2000. By November 2002, he had become part of the Board of Management at Deutsche Post AG.
He acted as the Chairman of the supervisory board for Deutsche Postbank AG until his resignation on 31 December 2010.
During his tenure as CEO, Appel accompanied Chancellor Angela Merkel on official state visits abroad, notably to China in both 2012 and 2014.
At the shareholders' assembly on April 7, 2022, Appel was appointed to the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG for a term lasting until 2026 and took over as Chairman, succeeding Ulrich Lehner.
Government agencies
- Economic Development Board (EDB), Member of the International Advisory Council
Corporate boards
- RWE, Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2025)
- Deutsche Telekom AG, Member and Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2022)
- Fresenius, Supervisory Board Member (since 2021)
- DHL Global Forwarding, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Adidas, Supervisory Board Member (2018–2019)
- Deutsche Postbank, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (2008–2011)
Non-profit organizations
- Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Trustee Board Member
- econsense, Trustee Board Member
- Federation of German Industries (BDI), Presidium Member
- Max Planck Society, Senate Member
- Working Group of Protestant Businesses (AEU), Trustee Board Member
Personal life
Born in 1961, Appel was raised in Hamburg. He is married and has two children.
Education
- 1989 - Master of Science in chemistry from University of Munich, Germany
- 1993 - Doctorate in neurobiology from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich