The announcement of Steiner’s appointment, which heightened concerns from postal unions over possible efforts to privatize the USPS, was made Friday by Amber McReynolds, chairperson of the USPS’ Board of Governors, during a meeting of the independent group that oversees the service.

The US Postal Service Board of Governors announced Friday that David Steiner, a board member at FedEx, will be the next postmaster general – a move that comes amid concerns the Trump administration will push for privatization of the mail delivery service,

David Steiner, a member of the FedEx (NYSE:FDX) board and former CEO of Waste Management (WM) has been appointed by the Postal Service Board of Governors as the new postmaster general, succeeding interim postmaster Doug Tulino who took over following the resignation of Louis DeJoy in March.