Walkers Transport has promoted Janine McMaster to sales director.
McMaster joined the Palletways member in 2015 as business development manager and the company said she had since played a pivotal role in its success, which last year saw it deliver more than 1.3m pallets across the UK and Europe.
McMaster said: “When I began my career in transport and logistics, women in the industry were a rarity and senior promotions to director and board level roles were very much the domain of men.
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“Today, the gender gap is closing at an encouraging rate, and I do strongly believe everyone is now judged on their skills rather than their gender.”
Founded in 1979, Walkers Transport today operates a fleet of 50 HGVs and 45 trailers out of a Lichfield operating centre, as well as having depots in Leeds and Manchester.