{"id":6646,"date":"2019-01-23T22:03:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T22:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/dhl-could-profit-from-no-deal-brexit-says-boss\/"},"modified":"2019-01-23T22:03:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T22:03:32","slug":"dhl-could-profit-from-no-deal-brexit-says-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/dhl-could-profit-from-no-deal-brexit-says-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"DHL could profit from no-deal Brexit, says boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The boss of the world’s largest logistics firm says that his company could profit from a no-deal Brexit. <\/p>\n

Deutsche Post DHL’s chief executive Frank Appel said in the long run Brexit would not benefit the UK or the EU.<\/p>\n

But he said the firm might profit in the short term from the disruption because “our business is to manage complex situations”.<\/p>\n

DHL, which employs 54,000 people in the UK was “starting to execute” plans for a no-deal Brexit, he said.<\/p>\n

He added he would prefer not to focus on short term profits when the wider impact would be negative.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Mr Appel said he did not think a non-negotiated departure from the EU was “a smart idea” and he still hoped that an alternative solution would be found.<\/p>\n

He confirmed that no UK ministers had been in touch with the firm to talk through its preparedness for Brexit. <\/p>\n