The Board of Directors of bpost has unanimously decided to appoint Dirk Tirez as CEO ad interim of bpost group following the announcement on March 14 of the immediate termination of Jean-Paul Van Avermaet as CEO and board member.
The Board of Directors has asked Tirez to continue to “implement the company’s strategy unabatedly and to maintain the social dialog” and “invites the Group Executive Committee to focus on achieving the results for the Mail & Retail, Parcels & Logistics Europe-Asia and North America business units”.
The selection process for the new CEO of the postal operator will be accelerated and the Remuneration & Nomination committee will be assisted by Korn Ferry, which has been appointed as executive search consultant.
