THE chief of parcel delivery giant DPD UK has left the company following an internal investigation.
Dwain McDonald, 54, has left as chief executive with immediate effect, the company today revealed.
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The announcement to staff is said to have come as a surprise to the company.
One source said: “This was very unexpected. Dwain has been the public face of the company for many years.
“He’s very well known. This is a real surprise.”
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Mr McDonald has been chief executive since May 2008.
It is understood his salary has been around £1 million a year.
He started out when the firm was called Parceline in 1988 as a 22-year-old sales executive.
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A statement from DPD released to The Sun today said: “We can confirm that, following an internal investigation, Dwain McDonald has left the company with immediate effect and Yves Delmas, as COO of DPDgroup Europe, will be taking over as interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.”
Mr McDonald recently described the firm as a “phenomenal market-leading company”.
