2021 was a challenging year again, where PostNL and society as a whole had to cope with the impact of Covid-19. The achievement of the Board of Management, Executive Committee, and all of the other PostNL employees worldwide, was enormous despite this complexity. Whilst managing Covid-19, PostNL has managed to make use of its maximum capacity to deliver mail and parcels responsibly, while always prioritising the health and safety of its employees and delivering sound business performance. Thanks to our people and the resilience of our business, we returned strong results driven by a solid business performance at Parcels and a strong result at Mail in the Netherlands, also leading to the announcement of the first-ever share buyback programme for PostNL.
We want to take this opportunity to reiterate our appreciation for the contributions by former Supervisory Board members Thessa Menssen, Agnes Jongerius and Eelco Blok. We also want to thank the Board of Management, Executive Committee, and all other PostNL employees worldwide for their continued drive and great work throughout the year. We look forward to 2022.
The Hague, the Netherlands, 28 February 2022
On behalf of the Supervisory Board
Jan Nooitgedagt