Native name | (in German) Die Schweizerische Post AG (in French) La Poste suisse SA (in Italian) La Posta Svizzera SA (in Romansh) La Posta Svizra SA |
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Company type | Fully state-owned limited company (AG) regulated by public law |
Industry | postal and telecommunications services |
Predecessor | Swiss PTT |
Founded | 1849 |
Headquarters | Bern, Switzerland |
Key people | Roberto Cirillo, CEO since 2019 |
Products | |
Revenue | 8,224 million CHF (2015) |
Number of employees | ca. 54,000[1] |
Website | post.ch |
Swiss Post (French: La Poste suisse, Italian: La Posta Svizzera, German: Die Schweizerische Post, Romansh: La Posta Svizra) is the national postal service of Switzerland. A public company owned by the Swiss Confederation, it is the country's second largest employer[2] with about 54,000 employees.[1] The group is based in Bern[3][4] and has branches in 25 countries.[1] Roberto Cirillo is its CEO since April 2019.[5] In 2021, Swiss Post was ranked as the world's best by the Universal Postal Union for the fifth time in a row.[6] In December 2022, it was announced Swiss Post has acquired the St. Gallen-based sustainable packaging company, Kickbag GmbH.[7]