Melanie Kreis
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Melanie Kreis | |
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 Melanie Kreis in 2017 | |
| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) Bonn, West Germany |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Stony Brook University of Bonn INSEAD |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Title | CFO, Deutsche Post |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 2 |
Melanie Kreis (born 1971) is a German businesswoman, member of the board of managing directors and the chief financial officer (CFO) of Deutsche Post, the world's largest logistics company, since October 2016.[1][2]
Kreis was born in Bonn in 1971 to parents who were civil servants.[3][4] She attended the State University of New York at Stony Brook, US, and graduated in 1994 with a master's in physics and obtained another degree in physics in 1997 from the University of Bonn. In 2000 she graduated with a Master of Business Administration at INSEAD, France.[1]
Career
From 1997 to 2000, Kreis worked at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company in Cologne. Later, she then moved to Apax Partners, a private equity firm.[5] At Deutsche Post, Kreis began her career in the corporate development department in Bonn in 2004. Later she worked in England, advancing the integration of Exel.[6] In 2006 Kreis was appointed executive vice president corporate office, corporate organization. Since 2009 she then served as leader of group controlling.[1] In April 2013 she was appointed as chief financial officer (CFO) of DHL Express.[7] She has been a member of the executive board of Deutsche Post since 2014 as chief human resources officer.[8] Since October 2016, Kreis is CFO of Deutsche Post[7][9] and the first woman to hold this position at Deutsche Post.[10]
