Czech Billionaire Named UK's Royal Mail Chairman – Barron's
[ad_1] Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been named chairman of Britain's centuries-old Royal Mail following a takeover of its parent company, … [ad_2] Source link
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UK Govt Set To Expand Ransomware Payment Ban
[ad_1] Text size The UK government said on Tuesday it would consult on proposals to ban bodies running essential public services and critical national infrastructure from making ransomware payments. The ban would aim to cut the flow of ransom payments to organised cybercrime groups as well boost intelligence gathering to target and disrupt them, the…
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Heathrow Exec Appointed New Head Of Britain’s Royal Mail
[ad_1] Logistics and mail group International Distributions Services on Tuesday said it had appointed Emma Gilthorpe as chief executive of its subsidiary Royal Mail. Gilthorpe will join the embattled British postal operator on May 1, working with group chief executive Martin Seidenberg before taking over fully later in the summer months. She is currently chief…
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Heathrow Exec Appointed New Head Of Britain’s Royal Mail
[ad_1] British postal operator Royal Mail is facing an overhaul to cut heavy losses Adrian DENNIS Text size Logistics and mail group International Distributions Services on Tuesday said it had appointed Emma Gilthorpe as chief executive of its subsidiary Royal Mail. Gilthorpe will join the embattled British postal operator on May 1, working with group…
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International Distribution Services Names Martin Seidenberg as Group Chief Executive Officer
[ad_1] By Joe Hoppe International Distribution Services said Thursday that it has appointed Martin Seidenberg as chief executive officer, effective from August, and its first-quarter group revenue rose 0.3% on year. The postal service and courier company–formerly Royal Mail–said Seidenberg will be appointing CEOs for Royal Mail and GLS in due course. Seidenberg has held…
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IDS’ Royal Mail Gets Five-Year HM Passport Contract
[ad_1] By Ian Walker International Distribution Services said Monday that its Royal Mail unit has won a five-year contract with HM Passport office to collect and deliver passports and other documents, including U.K. Visas and Immigration travel documents. The London-listed company said that it has already started delivering some documents on behalf of the passport…
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UK Postal Workers Call Off Strikes
[ad_1] The dispute saw over 115,000 workers take 18 days of strike action in the final quarter of 2022 OLI SCARFF Text size Postal workers at the UK’s Royal Mail on Tuesday accepted a new pay deal to end a costly series of strikes. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) held a ballot, with 76 percent…
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What The Board Needs To Know
[ad_1] What to Think About: WSJ Pro reported that following a February 2022 cyber attack, global logistics business Expeditors International of Washington Inc. shut down much of its network to prevent further damage. The three-week outage resulted in serious operational disruption and led to many customers’ goods not being shipped. One customer, iRobot Corp., is…
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Card Factory 11-Month Sales Rose 28%, But Online Sales Hurt by Postal Strikes
[ad_1] By Ian Walker Card Factory PLC said Tuesday that sales for the 11 months ended Dec. 31 were 28% higher than the same period of the previous year as it benefited from customers returning to the high street, although online sales were hurt by postal strikes as well as the return to stores. The…
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UK’s Ofcom Warns Royal Mail Covid-19 Is No Longer Excuse to Miss Targets
[ad_1] By Michael Susin The U.K.’s Office of Communications said Friday that it has warned Royal Mail it can’t continue to rely on the impact of Covid-19 to justify poor delivery performance. The regulator said an investigation between April 2021 and March 2022 concluded that the postal-services company failed to meet several delivery targets. However,…
