Dr. Tobias Meyer (CEO, DHL Group)

Dr. Tobias Meyer is CEO of the DHL Group and is considered one of the most influential executives in the global logistics sector. DHL Group is a global leader in logistics and employs around 600,000 people that have generated revenues of € 82 billion in 2023. The company is represented in 220 countries and territories, making it one of the most international companies in the world.
Dr. Meyer has been a member of the management board of DHL since 2019, where he was initially responsible for Post & Parcel Germany and later for Global Business Service. Prior to this, he was Head of Operations & IT at Post & Parcel Germany and held the position of Chief Operating Officer at DHL Global Forwarding. Before joining DHL Group as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Dr. Tobias Meyer worked at McKinsey as a consultant and later as a partner, both in Frankfurt and Singapore.
Dr. Tobias Meyer studied industrial engineering at TU Darmstadt, where he later obtained a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering.
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The CEO Leadership Series is the flagship event series of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) at the Heilbronn campus. The goal of the event series is to connect top managers with young students in order to promote a fruitful dialogue. The guests first hold a panel discussion with the host about their careers and organizations, and then respond to questions from the students in a Q&A session. This gives students valuable insights into the fascinating and exciting life and work of successful and renowned managers.
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00:00 Teaser
01:52 Intro
04:15 Childhood, youth
08:20 University
09:12 McKinsey
11:00 Work as a consultant
13:57 Doctoral degree
15:29 Singapore office
16:57 Joining DHL
18:35 Executive vice president corporate development
19:54 COO of Global forwarding
21:57 Business turnaround
23:49 Post & Parcel Germany
25:53 Head of Post & Parcel Germany
27:49 Not receiving letters
29:11 Head of Global Business Service
31:01 Becoming CEO of DHL
32:21 What does DHL do?
37:06 Sustainability
42:30 Digital technologies
44:59 DHL as an employer
48:12 Competitors
51:09 Typical day as CEO
54:05 Any surprises?
54:47 Music, cuisine, hobbies, books
57:39 Legacy
58:44 **Start of Q&A**
59:00 Adapting strategies
1:04:24 Work challenges and private life
1:07:00 Digital advisor
1:08:50 Biggest mistakes
1:11:48 Customer satisfaction
1:16:14 Geopolitics
1:19:34 Startups
1:21:56 Changing the company
1:27:02 Aspirations & greatest struggles
1:34:45 Trends in logistics
1:37:23 Competition
1:41:26 Future customer needs
1:45:09 Speaking your mind
1:47:56 Most important CEO skills
1:51:50 Best and worst part as CEO
1:54:47 Time management
1:56:56 Life philosophy (standardized clothing)
1:59:16 End
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[@Hugo-zi3bs]

Great to see. Very interesting!

[@thomasforster4290]

Very interesting questions & answers.

[@og1374]

great interview