Post office announces reorganization

The change will create two "focal points" for the agency, one to deal with shipping and mailing services and the other to work with customers and others outside the post office.

Robert F. Bernstock has been hired as president of the newly created Shipping and Mailing Services Division, Postmaster General John Potter said.

Bernstock has served as president and chief executive of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., senior vice president and general manager of the Dial Corp., president and chief executive of Atlas Commerce and executive vice president of Campbell Soup Co.

His division is responsible for about $70 billion in annual business for the post office and consolidates portions of the agency involved in air and ground shipping.

Bernstock "is not shackled with a mail background," allowing him to bring an outside business perspective to the agency, Potter said in a telephone interview.

David Shoenfeld, formerly senior vice president of worldwide marketing for Federal Express, will assist Bernstock as senior vice president for mailing services.

The second focal point, Customer Relations, will combine consumer and business customer relationships, external and internal communications and pricing under Stephen Kearney, a current postal officer.

Kearney is a 28-year veteran of the Postal Service, serving most recently as vice president for pricing and classification.

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