Logistics professional Andy Jehan, who worked in the postal sector for 37 years, will take on the role from 1 July.
During 2017, he served as Chairman of Fraser Freight (a European logistics company based in Portsmouth), and is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Jersey Business.
Mr Jehan is also one of Express columnists and regularly writes about local politics.
Commenting on his new role, he said: “I am delighted to be joining the company at this time. There has been significant change in recent months, the complete move to roll on roll off and purpose built warehousing next to the M3.
“I am looking forward to leading, what I already know is a great team to provide customers with choice and a high quality service.”