Marjan Osvald – Deputy Director General, UPU International Bureau
Marjan Osvald was elected Deputy Director General of the UPU International Bureau at the 27th Universal Postal Congress in Abidjan in 2021, and was re-elected by the 28th Congress in Dubai in 2025 for a second four-year term beginning on 1 January 2026. As Deputy Director General, he leads global postal development, policy coordination and major reform initiatives.
Mr Osvald has more than 30 years’ experience in international postal operations, strategy, sales and business development. As Deputy Director General, he chairs the Provident Scheme Investment Committee, the IT Steering Committee and the Cooperation Agreement Steering Committee with International Post Corporation. He also represents the UPU in the UN High-Level Committee on Management and the UN Oversight Advisory Committees Network.
Prior to joining the UPU, Mr Osvald served as Senior Adviser to the Executive Management of Slovenia Post, following 12 years as International Mail Director, where he oversaw international postal and logistics operations, customs, accounting, sales, business development and project management. His involvement with the UPU began at the Beijing Congress in 1999.
Mr Osvald is 57 and has three children.
