Peter Gisel-Ekdahl has been announced as the new CEO of PostNord Sweden. He will take up his new position on June 3.
He joins the company from global specialized freight company Envirotainer and brings with him broad international experience and a proven ability to successfully transform businesses.
Annemarie Gardshol, president and group CEO of PostNord, commented, “Following a comprehensive recruitment process, we are pleased to be able to welcome Peter Gisel-Ekdahl as the new CEO of PostNord Sweden. He is a very experienced and successful leader with a strong customer focus and a good track record from large companies with operations and sales in global markets.”
She continued, “In his previous roles, Peter has demonstrated a strong strategic ability which, combined with an inclusive and value-driven leadership style, has helped create profitable growth. With his background and wide-ranging experience in change management, he will further strengthen our three business areas in Sweden, our Nordic business focus and our employees in Sweden during the transformation journey that is being undertaken.”
PostNord aims to become the preferred supplier in the Nordic region and has invested in building up an extensive Nordic terminal and delivery network in recent years. Its ongoing initiatives aim to create structurally improved profitability over time, thereby strengthening PostNord’s competitiveness while providing better conditions for exploiting the strength of the Nordic network.
“I look forward to continuing the important transformation journey that Sweden is undertaking and to contributing to the work on the Nordic strategy,” Gisel-Ekdahl said. “PostNord is one of Sweden’s largest employers and I am honored to take over the role of CEO in a situation with both challenges and great opportunities. With its strong customer focus, PostNord has all the prerequisites in place to succeed with its plan for profitable growth.”
Ylva Ekborn, who has been acting CEO of PostNord Sweden for the past six months, will return to her regular position as head of PostNord Accelerate, which includes PostNord Strålfors and PostNord TPL.