Postnl Nv

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the post NLQ3 2024 results conference call. At this time all participants are in listen only mode. After the speaker's presentation there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session you will need to press star 1 and 1 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question please press star 1 and 1 again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Inga Laude, Manager, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Thank you, operator, and welcome to you all. We have published our Q324 results earlier this morning, and as usually, we'll explain the set of results to you in this analyst call. With me in the room are Herna Verhagen, our CEO, and Pim Berendsen, our CFO. Pim will present the results to you, and after that, we will open the floor for Q&A, where Herna and Pim will answer your questions. But first, I want to hand over to Herna. Please go ahead.

Good morning to you all, and I'm sure that you have seen the announcement of this morning about my step down as CEO of PostNL after 12 and a half years as of the AGM in 2025. It was a careful decision taken by me. During my period as CEO, PostNL has turned into a provider of logistical e-commerce solution that combines the physical delivery of parcels with the digital world that is all around us. And at the same time, we contribute to the importance of a strong postal service and essential infrastructure. It has been a great honor and I have enjoyed the fruitful conversations we have had ever since. I'm proud that the supervisory board has chosen Pim as my successor, a successor that comes from within PostNL. Choosing him means a choice for continuation of the chosen strategy, which also means that the path towards margin improvement at parcels and financially viable postal services will be continued. And next to that, I have full confidence that Pim will be an ultimate good CEO for PostNL. For the next coming five months, we will remain working together in our current roles. And then, of course, in April, I'll pass on my duties to Pim. And I also pass on now to Pim to explain the third quarter results.