David Steiner has been selected at the 76th Postmaster General of the United States.
Steiner was appointed to the post last week by the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors.
Steiner has served on the board of FedEx and is a former CEO of Waste Management. He is set to take over sometime in July.
Steiner succeeds former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. DeJoy, an appointee of President Donald Trump, resigned earlier this year amid a deluge of service and delivery complaints.
“(W)e look forward to working with (Mr.) Steiner to help change course and restore the confidence of publishers in the USPS,” said Martha Diaz Aszkenazy, publisher, The San Fernando (California) Valley Sun, chair of the National Newspaper Association (NNA). “The selection of Steiner clearly heeds the administration’s call for a change in direction that is desperately needed.”
DeJoy’s tenure at the Postal Service was marked by poor service and repeated price increases.
