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RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
Senior Operational Changes
Good afternoon,
As we move into the New Year we are today announcing a series of changes to the senior leadership in Operations.
After around three years with the company, Achim Dünnwald, Chief Operating Officer (COO), will be stepping down from his role with Royal Mail.
A permanent new COO will be announced soon. In the meantime, Ricky McAulay will be interim COO until the new COO joins, at which point he will step back into his critical priorities of building the operational culture and capabilities we need.
The Technology function will continue to be managed day to day by Chris Bennett, IT Director, Service Delivery, working closely with the rest of the Technology leadership team. Technology will report to Ricky on the Executive Board.
The two Service Delivery Directors, Jane Simpson and Shiona Rolfe, will also be leaving the business and all Service Delivery Leaders (SDLs) will report directly to Ricky.
This will give single national oversight of all operational issues and will give the SDLs higher degrees of autonomy and accountability to focus on performance priorities in their areas.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Achim, Jane and Shiona for their contribution to Royal Mail and wish them all the best for the future.
Simon Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Good afternoon,
As we move into the New Year we are today announcing a series of changes to the senior leadership in Operations.
After around three years with the company, Achim Dünnwald, Chief Operating Officer (COO), will be stepping down from his role with Royal Mail.
A permanent new COO will be announced soon. In the meantime, Ricky McAulay will be interim COO until the new COO joins, at which point he will step back into his critical priorities of building the operational culture and capabilities we need.
The Technology function will continue to be managed day to day by Chris Bennett, IT Director, Service Delivery, working closely with the rest of the Technology leadership team. Technology will report to Ricky on the Executive Board.
The two Service Delivery Directors, Jane Simpson and Shiona Rolfe, will also be leaving the business and all Service Delivery Leaders (SDLs) will report directly to Ricky.
This will give single national oversight of all operational issues and will give the SDLs higher degrees of autonomy and accountability to focus on performance priorities in their areas.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Achim, Jane and Shiona for their contribution to Royal Mail and wish them all the best for the future.
Simon Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
Thank them for their contribution

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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
Don't let the door hit your arse on the way out Achim.
Normally when RM or the CWU talk about culture they actually mean bullying and harassment, so its good to know that Ricky has the official responsibility for it.
Normally when RM or the CWU talk about culture they actually mean bullying and harassment, so its good to know that Ricky has the official responsibility for it.
Royal Mail
failing the workforce, failing the public and deliberately failing mail on a daily basis for too many years.
failing the workforce, failing the public and deliberately failing mail on a daily basis for too many years.
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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
So Achim has become the Christmas scapegoat. No loss 
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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
If it was my call the next COO would be called Bianca.
Rickaay would have to report to Bianca.
Rickaay would have to report to Bianca.
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
So Christmas didnt go to plan then? 
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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
Deckchairs being shuffled on the top deck as we speak
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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
This years pay rise for us.
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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
and it sounds about right that the bloke whos been given his job ( for now anyway ) was the same man who put a statement out on christmas eve to dims to get rid of all the fulltime contracts
, the company is a disgrace imo , and who was the other 2 ? never heard of them , maybe a job for bullinger then
considering everything is rosy sat around the table .
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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
No mention of the "golden goodbye"!

"We employ you so we can sack you"
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Re: RMCtv : Simon Thompson : Senior Operational Changes : Achim Dunnwald-Jane Simpson-Shiona Rolfe Sacked?
our all singing and dancing 35 hr week ,
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