Frank Appel has been CEO of Deutsche Post since 18 February 2008.

[2] He has been Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post AG since 1 November 2002.

[4] In his capacity as CEO, Appel has accompanied Chancellor Angela Merkel on various state visits abroad, including to China in 2012[5] and in 2014.

[6] At the shareholders' meeting on April 7, 2022, Appel was elected to the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG until 2026.

On the same day, he was elected by the Supervisory Board to succeed Ulrich Lehner as its Chairman.