Overview

• Philippe Wahl’s 12-year mandate expired June 25 under the company’s age limit, leaving La Poste without a permanent chief executive
• The state and Caisse des Dépôts, which hold 34 percent and 66 percent stakes respectively, will designate new administrators whose terms expire today
• If Wahl is reconfirmed as an administrator, he will serve as interim board president by virtue of being the council’s eldest member
• Six candidates were interviewed by the nominations committee, including internal contender Nathalie Collin and Stéphane Dedeyan, who withdrew amid a salary dispute
• La Poste employs 230,000 people and posted €34.6 billion in revenue for 2024 while grappling with declining mail volumes and underfunded public service missions