Today, Minister of the Interior Milan Chovanec appointed Ing. Martin Elkán as Czech Post’s new Director General. Mr. Elkán has served as its temporary Director General since April 2014.

Martin Elkán is a graduate in Economics and Management at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He started his career at Czech Post in 1996 as a Senior Sales Manager. Working in several significant positions, Mr. Elkán dealt with sales management, product marketing and marketing communication with customers. In 2010 he was appointed as Chief Executive for Sales and Marketing.

Under his leadership, Czech Post was preparing for full postal market liberalisation from January 2013, when it introduced a new portfolio of products. In the course of the year, Czech Post gained the largest market share in delivery of periodical press and significantly strengthened its position in the parcel market. Mr. Elkán’s responsibilities as Chief Executive for Sales and Marketing included complete sales management and preparation of a strategic vision of Czech Post’s further direction.