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• Martin Seidenberg is the new CEO of the international GLS Group
• Dr. Karl Pfaff takes over as Managing Director GLS Germany

With immediate effect, Martin Seidenberg is appointed CEO of the GLS Group. The native German has more than 20 years’ experience in logistics.

Martin Seidenberg joined the Management Board of GLS Germany GmbH & Co OHG at the beginning of 2015 and took over as its Chairman. Under his leadership, the largest national company of the GLS Group was able to strengthen its long-term position in the German parcel market and grow continuously. Before joining GLS, Martin Seidenberg worked for Deutsche Post DHL for many years. In addition to positions in Europe and Asia-Pacific, he was CEO of the DACH region at DHL Supply Chain prior to joining GLS.

Dr. Karl Pfaff takes over as Chairman of the GLS Germany Management Board with immediate effect. Karl Pfaff began his career at GLS in 2014 as Director Strategic Development. Later he took over the responsibility for Sales Development and since 2018 he has been in charge of Region North. Before joining GLS, Karl Pfaff worked for several years at the business consultancy Bain & Company and Lufthansa Group.

The GLS Group has expanded its commitment on the American continent with a new partnership. From June 2019, Estafeta will deliver GLS consignments in Mexico and, in a second step, will feed parcels for Europe and North America into the GLS network.

Estafeta is the second-largest logistics, courier and parcel service provider in Mexico and covers the fifth-largest country in the Americas with an extensive network and over 6,500 employees. The company’s infrastructure includes three hubs and 57 depots. Six airplanes and 3,600 vehicles are deployed for transportation and delivery.

GLS customers in Europe and North America will benefit from the connection to the modern and high-performance network in Mexico, that complements the existing operation in the US and Canada. With North America and Europe, GLS connects the world’s biggest trade regions.

International e-commerce simplified further

Italy, Portugal, Finland and Bulgaria have recently been added to the international FlexDeliveryService. The number of countries connected across borders via the service thus rises to 21.

Web shops and their customers, in particular, benefit from the international connection via the service, as delivery according to the recipient’s choice rounds off a shopping experience abroad. No matter in which of the affiliated countries online shoppers order goods – GLS will inform them about the delivery in their native language.

Delivery according to choice

Depending on the country in question, recipients will then have various options to manage the time and location of their delivery. GLS or the network partner in the country adapts flexibly to the needs of recipients. This includes, for example, parcel delivery on a desired day, forwarding to a different address or the delivery to a selected ParcelShop.

A pan-European service

In addition to the 21 countries connected in all directions, the FlexDeliveryService has already been set up for export parcels to Greece. GLS is preparing to connect further countries.

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