DHL Group completes corporate reorganization: Deutsche Post remains a strong brand for Germany

The publicly listed parent company now operates as DHL AG. DHL AG assumes responsibility for the strategic management, governance, and cross-divisional functions of the globally operating Group, while the Post & Parcel Germany business is managed as a separate legal entity. Germany's mail and parcel business will continue to operate under the familiar name Deutsche Post AG, which remains a subsidiary of DHL AG and an integral part of the Group. This way, DHL Group combines global reach with continuity in its German mail and parcel operations.

Nikola Hagleitner, Board Member for Post & Parcel Germany:  "For people and businesses across Germany, Deutsche Post remains what it has been for decades: a reliable part of everyday life. We are modernizing our corporate structure, strengthening the Group's global orientation, and creating the foundation for future growth. At the same time, everything remains familiar to our customers: letters, parcels, retail outlets, parcel lockers, automated postal stations, and mailboxes. We will continue delivering exactly as people expect us to."

The new structure more clearly reflects how DHL Group operates today: as the world's leading logistics company, with five divisions structured as separate legal entities: Express, Global Forwarding, Supply Chain, eCommerce, and Post & Parcel Germany. Post & Parcel Germany will continue to operate under the name Deutsche Post AG, remaining responsible for the domestic mail and parcel business while also serving as a key pillar of DHL Group's e-commerce growth strategy.

For customers, Deutsche Post remains what it has always been. In the Capital Markets, the international brand becomes visible

Anyone sending letters, receiving parcels, visiting a retail outlet, or using a parcel locker will experience no changes because of the Group's corporate renaming. Contracts, contact persons, processes, and services remain unchanged. Germany's nationwide postal service network will continue to operate as before.
The most visible change will be in the capital markets: effective September 1, the former Deutsche Post share becomes the DHL share, representing ownership in DHL AG. The publicly listed parent company will now carry the name of the brand under which the Group is known around the world.

For decades, Deutsche Post has stood for reliable postal services in Germany. At the same time, it has evolved into one of the world's leading logistics companies. This evolution has also been reflected in the company's name over the years: from Deutsche Post AG to Deutsche Post World Net, then Deutsche Post DHL, and later Deutsche Post DHL Group. Since 2023, the company has operated globally under the DHL Group brand. That will continue to be the case going forward.