Philippe Wahl

Philippe Wahl is a French business executive. Having previously been a government advisor and bank executive, in September 2013 he was appointed president and chief executive officer of La Poste, the group which includes the French postal service.

Early life and education Wahl's parents are Adrien Wahl, a human resources director, and Georgette Meyer, a teacher. He graduated from Sciences Po in 1978 and has a Master of Advanced Studies degree in economics from Pantheon-Sorbonne University. In 1982–84 he earned a degree from the École nationale d'administration.

Career Wahl began his career in government in 1984 at the Council of State as an auditor and Master of Requests; in 1986, he also became an advisor to the president of the Commission des opérations de bourse, the French stock market regulator. In 1989, he became cabinet director to Tony Dreyfus when Dreyfus was Secretary of State under Michel Rocard, then became Rocard's technical advisor on economic, financial, and fiscal matters. which he has developed in his 2014 strategic plan, La Poste 2020.

He implements a diversification strategy for La Poste's activities, developing, amongst others, home-care services for seniors, and sessions of the driving licence written exam. In 2016, he signed a contract to take majority stakes in Axeo, a large network of local branches specializing in neighbourhood services. He also expands Geopost's activities in Italy, Russia, Brazil and Vietnam.

Other activities La France s’engage Foundation, member of the board Institut Montaigne, member of the board of directors and has three children.