Mr Mehdorn is spurred by the example of Deutsche Post, whose McKinsey-bred management has turned it from a sleepy sorting office into a global logistics firm.
When asked to identify three locations and real-estate sector combinations, investors pointed to industrial and logistics real estate in Greater China as the second most appealing sector, behind the office market in Australia.
In addition to its traditional services of letter and parcel delivery, the Post Office now provides services such as e-commerce fulfilment, billing and customer management, logistics and warehousing.
As for the Vikings, they were on a call with the league office soon after the Metrodome collapse and were wheels-up eight hours later having addressed the logistics they needed.