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DPD UK names new chief executive officer

Parcel delivery firm DPD, a member of Geopost, has appointed Justin Pegg as the new chief executive officer of DPD UK, as former CEO Elaine Kerr becomes chairwoman. Pegg, who is currently chief operating officer at DPD, has been with the company for more than 35 years, and has been a member of the senior leadership team since 2016 and an...

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DPD UK to acquire same-day delivery specialist CitySprint

DPD UK is expanding its time-critical delivery capabilities by acquiring the UK’s largest privately-owned same-day distribution company, CitySprint. The acquisition, subject to regulatory clearance, will mean that DPD UK customers will be able to access CitySprint’s same day and specialist delivery services in the UK, while CitySprint will be...

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DPD UK names Elaine Kerr as chief executive officer

Parcel delivery firm DPD has appointed Elaine Kerr as chief executive officer. Kerr, who has worked for DPD for more than 28 years, will take up her new role as chief executive from June 1 and report to Yves Delmas, chief operating officer of DPDgroup Europe. Delmas said in a statement: “Elaine has had a tremendous career with DPD and has been...