TNT N.V.

TNT N.V. was an international express and mail delivery services company with headquarters in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. In the Netherlands, TNT operated the national postal service under the name TNT Post. The group also offered postal services in eight other European countries, including the UK, Germany, Italy and Belgium. TNT's mail division recorded sales of about €4.2 billion in 2009.

The company's demerged express delivery services division, known as TNT Express, has fully owned operations in 65 countries and delivers documents, parcels and pieces of freight to over 200 countries. TNT Express recorded sales of about €7.2 billion in 2011.

On 2 August 2010, TNT N.V. announced its intention to split up into two independent companies, an express and a mail company.

TNT sold its logistics unit in 2006 to focus on network activities, mail and express delivery services. TNT's networks were concentrated in Europe and Asia, but the group also had operations in the Middle East and South America, and several road freight companies in China, India and Brazil.

TNT employed 155,000 people. Over 2009, TNT reported €10.4 billion in revenues and an operating income of €648 million.

TNT was officially quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange until May 2011.

Its major competitors included FedEx, DHL, and national post carriers such as US Postal Service and Royal Mail.

TNT's last chief executive officer was Peter Bakker. Other members of the Board of Management included Bernard Bot (Chief Financial Officer), Marie-Christine Lombard (Group Managing Director, Express) and Harry Koorstra (Group Managing Director, Mail).


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