DHL's Martin Leopold appointed CFO at German start-up InstaFreight

German start-up InstaFreight has strengthened its management team, appointing Martin Leopold (above) to the new position of chief financial officer.

The 54-year-old has joined after a five-year stint as chief sales officer of DHL Freight, the German giant’s road freight arm. Prior to that, he spent three years as DHL Freight’s CFO.

“My decision to join InstaFreight is associated with my desire to work at a dynamically growing scale-up,” he said.

“The goals will be securing well-established corporate structures and creating innovative new ones. ...