The Royal Mail boss is expected to step down within weeks after two difficult years in office.
The BBC understands talks over Simon Thompson’s exit are at an advanced stage after he was accused of misleading MPs when he denied the firm tracked workers’ productivity.
The CEO has also engaged in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions.
The Royal Mail said it would “not comment on speculation”.
It is understood that his departure could be announced as early as this week.
Sky News told urban sources Mr Thompson, 56, had become “increasingly disillusioned” with the Communication Workers Union during the strike action.
An industry source claimed executives at Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distributions Services, also believed the company needed new leadership after the period of riots.
Last month, Communication Workers Union bosses recommended postal workers accept a new pay deal that would end the longstanding feud with the Royal Mail. Union members will be elected later this month.
The company said a return to industrial action, which has already cost it £200million in lost business, could see the postal service going into administration.
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Mr Thompson’s position within the company has been weakened after he was called back to testify before MPs in January after “hundreds” of complaints returned about the accuracy of previous statements in which he denied the company over-worker productivity tracked their handheld computers.
MPs also questioned his denial that Royal Mail prioritized parcels.
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