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6
The world has changed since the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001. The global economy now faces new tasks and challenges.I believe, how-
ever, that this also offers us great opportunities because now is the time when
the world needs strong companies and courageous entrepreneurs. Deutsche Post
World Net is ready to meet these challenges.We have proven before that we can
measure up to difficult tasks, because lets be honest: who really believed that
we could become a leading international logistics provider in the space of just a
few years?
We continued our growth path in 2001, not just in terms of revenue and
earnings, but also in the number of customers we serve and in our expertise.
That is why, in a year that was dominated by crisis and a weak economy,we again
succeeded in generating new record figures with our service offering.
2001 was also Year Onefor Deutsche Post AG following our IPO. I have to
say quite frankly that we are not happy with the performance of Deutsche Post
share prices, which were unable to escape the unstable situation on the inter-
national capital markets that followed the downturn of the global economy.
However, I am certain that for much of 2001, the price of our shares reflected
neither the tremendous potential nor the true value of our company. That is
why it is still our goal to make sure that the true value of Deutsche Post stock
and of our company is captured by the capital markets again. Our 320,000 staff
and myself will work hard towards achieving this.
The foundation on which we will be building was strengthened further
during the previous year. Despite the overall challenging environment, we were
able to continue our positive development. Today we are already offering cus-
tomers integrated services along the whole length of the logistics chain. Read
for yourselves! At the beginning of each chapter in which we will be reporting
on one of our four corporate divisions,you will find examples that highlight what
we mean by integrated logistics. One-stop shopping, supply chain management
and e-business: these are all ideas that have been debated by experts in the field
for a long time now. Deutsche Post World Net is giving these concepts a more
concrete shape, helping them become reality for our customers and investors.
The results speak for themselves.