Yodel, has appointed Mike Hancox to replace Andrew Peeler as chief executive.
Hancox, who takes over on 19th September, has for the past two years, has acted as non-executive director of delivery software company Sorted as well as non-executive chairman at retail services company Sigma.
He was chief executive of Otto Group in the UK between 2005 and 2008 and before that was chief executive of Shop Direct.
He said: “I am delighted to be joining Yodel at an exciting time in the company’s history. The company has a strong market position, supportive shareholders and quality people throughout the business.”