The journey of DHL from 1990 to 2013 This presentation illustrates the main trends that have shaped the International Business environment and stages on the Internationalization path of  DP/DHL

1. Deutsche Post DHL
Journey (1990 – 2013)

2. About DHL !
Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world's leading mail
and logistics company. The Group connects people
and markets and is an enabler of global trade.
Deutsche Post DHL Group is home to two strong
brands: Deutsche Post is Europe's leading postal
service provider.
DHL offers a comprehensive range of international
express, freight transport, and supply chain
management services, as well as e-commerce logistics
solutions.
Deutsche Post DHL Group employs approximately
510,000 people in over 220 countries and territories
worldwide.
The Group generated revenues of more than 57
billion Euros in 2016.

3. Exercise
Did DP/DHL try to respond to the main trends that have shaped the International Business environment.
Which stages on the Internationalization path of DP/DHL do you consider to be the most important ones and
why?

4. Timeline Of DHL 4
19981996
1995 1997
1990
Restructuring Begins
First law on postal reform as
the “BIG BANG” that ushered
a new beginning for DHL
Modernization of Infrastructure
The network consists of 83
high-tech production centers
world-wide
Globalization in Full Swing
• Deutsche Post has built a Europe- wide
distribution network under the brand Euro
Express
• The acquisition of a 25 percent share of the
express company DHL International fits
exactly into this strategy.
• In the MAIL Corporate Division, the
acquisition of Global Mail (USA)
Second Post Reform
Deutsche Post is established
as a stock corporation on
January 1, 1995
Rationale for Globalization
The strategy of Deutsche Post was to
establish itself on an International
level through targeted acquisitions,
investments, and partnering
agreements and to expand the
market position steadily through
integrated services

5. Continued…
Timeline Of DHL 5
20052002
2000 2003
1999
Logistics Postbank Acquisition
DHL on a rise with the
acquisitions of Danzas, AEI,
Global Mail and Postbank, to
name the most significant
ones
Full ownership
January 2002 The journey
towards full ownership of DHL
Deutsche Post World Net buys
25 percent DHL share of
Lufthansa Cargo and raises its
majority stake to 75 percent
Largest Acquisition In History
For EUR 5.5 billion Exel, the
British logistics corporation,
was acquired.
Together, Exel and DHL
offered an unprecedented
worldwide presence
DP :Going Public
On November 20, 2000
Deutsche Post AG goes public
Expand In China
China to become one of the
most important markets for
DHL worldwide in the next
years. DHL is posting annual
growth from 35 to 45 percent
in China

6. Continued…
Timeline Of DHL 6
2012
2007 2013
2006
Majority Stake In Williams Lea
Together with Williams Lea,
Deutsche Post is even better
positioned in the international mail
markets as well as in the area of
value-added mail services and
becomes the leading full-range
provider in international mail
logistics
Market Position In Asia Expanded
DHL opens its biggest express hub in
Asia the US$175 million DHL Express
North Asia Hub at the Shanghai
Pudong International Airport
With over 30 years of experience,
DHL is the leading logistics brand in
Asia.
Enters Innovation World
Deutsche Post World Net
opens the DHL Innovation
Center in Troisdorf near Bonn
Expands in America
The CVG global hub sits at the
heart of the DHL U.S. network
with flights connecting customers
from over 220 countries and
territories worldwide to every
corner of the U.S

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