Ivan Hofmann has been appointed CEO of GLS US Inc with responsibilities for the GLS Group’s activities in the USA. In his role, which will be part-time, he will report to Rico Back, CEO Royal Mail plc.
Hofmann (71) is a 35-year veteran of the US transportation industry having held various management positions in both sales and operations functions.
In 1985 he joined Roadway Package Systems (RPS), now FedEx Ground, as Vice President of Operations, later becoming President and CEO. After the acquisition by FedEx he was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of FedEx Ground until his retirement in 2004.
Following his retirement, he co-founded ETC & Associates, a transportation consulting firm. He also serves on several Boards of Directors, primarily for transportation related companies.
“We are very pleased that we were able to win Ivan for this position, as his experience will help us to scale up and further strengthen our US business,” said Back. “Ivan will also support the GLS Group in expanding its business activities in the US.”
Hofmann commented: “I am looking forward to building and expanding GLS’ presence in the US within the strategy of a careful and focused geographic expansion. At the same time I will oversee the integration of GSO and Postal Express which were acquired in October 2016 and April 2017 respectively.”
