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48
Uw e R. Dörken
EXPRESS
(until December 31, 2000,
Worldwide Express from January 1, 2001)
Uwe R. Dörken (born 1959) trained as a bank
officer at Deutsche Bank AG in Wuppertal,con-
tinuing 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 POST-
DIENST where he headed the International Post
segment until his appointment to the Board of
Management of Deutsche Post AG in 1999.Until
12.31.2000,Uwe Dörken was responsible for the
EXPRESS corporate division;since 01.01.2001 he
has been heading the DHL Worldwide Express
board department.
By means of strategic acquisitions we have created a
Europe-wide parcel and express network. We have grown
our revenue overall by 26%. Our planned majority hold-
ing in DHL, the world market leader in the cross-border
express segment, will ensure that we continue to grow
internationally.
Dr. Peter Kruse
EXPRESS
(Euro Express from January 1, 2001)
Dr.Peter Kruse (born 1950) studied mechanical
engineering and economic sciences at the tech-
nical university RWTH in Aachen.Following
the conferment of his engineering doctorate in
1976 and initial professional experience at Me-
tallgesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main, between
1981 and 1993 he worked for the Bertelsmann
group.In 1990 Dr.Kruse became the sole man-
aging director of Bertelsmann Distribution.
Three years later he accepted a new professional
challenge when he moved to the management
board of Kühne & Nagel (International) AG.
Since 1 January 2001,he has been a member of
Deutsche Post AG’s Board of Management where
he heads the Euro Express board department.