Innovate Freight MD Richard Litchfield has become non-executive director at software firm CocoonFMS, extending his portfolio of interests.

Litchfield has a track record in logistics spanning over 20 years and was formerly group IT director at Europa Worldwide and VP/global head of IS road logistics at Kuehne + Nagel.

His career has been focused on IT within transport and logistics and he launched specialist IT consultancy for the sector, Innovate Freight, in 2023 before recently rolling out recruitment arm Innovate Freight Talent.

Based in Staffordshire, CocoonFMS is a logistics software provider, offering a cloud-based transport management system for all modes of transport to clients across the UK.

James Blackman, managing partner at CocoonFMS said: “Richard’s expertise will add to our existing wealth of knowledge and expertise of IT and logistics.

“Our ambition is to be the software supplier of choice to the supply chain and logistics industry by delivering the best technology available and we’re hoping the Richard will help us achieve this goal.”

Litchfield added: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to share my wealth of skills and knowledge across the specialist technology sector for freight and logistics.

“Having worked with James previously and having met with the rest of the team, we share a similar vision and approach.”

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