- DHL Global Forwarding got certified as Top Employer in Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Cameroon, Gabon, South Africa, Nigeria, Mauritius, and Kenya
- The company ranked #3 Top Employer in the Middle East region for 2025
Dubai, UAE , 29 January 2026: DHL Group continues to set benchmarks in human resources excellence. The recent certification by the Top Employers Institute highlights the group’s ability to create a high-performance workplace supported by data-driven HR strategies and a clear focus on employee engagement.
In the Middle East & Africa region, DHL achieved strong recognition through multiple Top Employer certifications. For example, DHL Global Forwarding was named a Top Employer in Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Cameroon, Gabon, South Africa, Nigeria, Mauritius, and Kenya for 2025. The company also secured leading positions in the regional rankings, placing #3 in the overall Middle East category, as well as achieving #3 Top Employer rankings in both Egypt and Nigeria. These results reflect DHL’s consistent presence across key markets in the region.
Tobias Maier, CEO DHL Global Forwarding Middle East & Africa: “Markets such as Egypt, South Africa and Qatar are especially important to us. And earning the Top Employer recognition there shows that our people share the same ambition and spirit that drive our strategy forward. These achievements also reflect the dedication of our teams across the region, who continue to play a vital role in our success.”
Also on an international scale, the divisions of the Group showed remarkable results in this year’s survey. DHL eCommerce led the global field with an outstanding score of 93.51%, excelling particularly in Leadership and Employer Branding. Similarly, DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF) increased its global score to 93.45%, reaching the maximum of 100% in Business Strategy, Digital HR, and Purpose and Values. DHL Express also confirmed its high standards with a global score of 89.59%, notably achieving the full score in Ethics and Integrity.
In addition to these global achievements, the Group saw a record-breaking performance in its home market. Post & Paket Germany reached an overall score of 97.54%, significantly improving its standing in the German national ranking from 15th to 3rd place out of 147 certified companies. The division achieved scores above 95% in five out of six categories, with perfect 100% ratings in Business and People Strategy, Talent Acquisition, and Leadership.
The certification is based on the comprehensive “HR Best Practices Survey,” which validates six key dimensions including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Diversity, and Wellbeing. The Top Employers Institute is the global authority on recognizing excellence in People Practices. Through the Certification Programme, participating companies are validated as employers of choice. In 2025, the Institute certified nearly 2,500 Top Employers in 131 countries and regions, positively impacting the lives of over 14 million employees globally.
DHL Group is the world’s leading logistic company. The Group connects people and markets and is an enabler of global trade. It aspires to be the first choice for customers, employees, investors and green logistics worldwide. To this end, DHL Group is focusing on accelerating sustainable growth in its profitable core logistics businesses and Group growth initiatives. The Group contributes to the world through sustainable business practices, corporate citizenship, and environmental activities. By the year 2050, DHL Group aims to achieve net-zero emissions logistics.
DHL Group is home to two strong brands: DHL offers a comprehensive range of parcel, express, freight transport, and supply chain management services as well as e-commerce logistics solutions. Deutsche Post is the largest postal service provider in Europe and the market leader in the German mail market. DHL Group employs approximately 602,000 employees in over 220 countries and territories worldwide. The Group generated revenues of approximately 84.2 billion Euros in 2024.
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