Melanie Kreis

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  • Affiliation
    DHL Group
  • Title
    CFO
  • Country/Territory
    Germany

- Since 2016, Melanie Kreis has been CFO of leading logistics company DHL Group, the first woman appointed to the role. - Kreis, a physicist, is a member of DHL’s board of managing directors. She first joined the company in 2004. Before becoming group CFO, she served in several financial leadership positions, including CFO of DHL Express. - DHL Group earned revenue of $91.2 billion in 2023, and, despite macroeconomic headwinds, generated a free cash flow of $3.7 billion. - Outside of her work as finance chief, Kreis serves as president of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, a think tank to promote a strong capital market with integrity in the European Union.