Melanie Kreis

Melanie Kreis, a physicist and member of DHL’s board of managing directors, became CFO of Deutsche Post in 2016, the first woman to hold this position. She first joined the world’s leading logistics company in 2004, serving in several financial leadership positions, including CFO of DHL Express. Last year, DHL Group signed an agreement to acquire up to 100% of J.F. Hillebrand Group AG for approximately $1.6 billion. As CFO, Kreis closed the deal and finalized the acquisition of the ocean freight forwarding expert. With group revenue of approximately $100.5 billion for 2022, the company exceeded its record from the previous year by 15.5%. The jump in revenue resulted entirely from the international business of DHL divisions. The company also benefited from increasing demand for resilient supply chains in contract logistics.