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All People moves articles – Page 23
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New chief financial officer for Eddie Stobart Logistics
Anoop Kang is to become the new chief financial officer (CFO) at Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) from 1 April, the operator announced today (15 February).He will replace Damien Harte who is to retire on 31 March due to family health reasons.Kang is currently CFO at Cambian Group, a provider of ...
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MT ArticleKB Event makes trio of promotions
KB Event has made three promotions with Howard Dearsley, Amy Woods and Laura Meredith taking on new roles. Dearsley, who joined KB Event in January 2007 as a trainee manager, is now head of operations. This is a newly created position that will see him oversee an expanded operations team.Woods, ...
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MT ArticleMark Thompson Transport uses Apprenticeship Levy money to fund three rising stars
From left: Daniel Robb, Caitlin Roberts and Jack TinsleyThe transport and logistics industry has paid an estimated £130m in Apprentice Levy taxation since its introduction in April 2017 but has reclaimed only a fraction of this sum to fund training new or existing staff.With Brexit expected to lead to a ...
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MT ArticleIan Lister returns to Wilson James to head up construction logistics strategy
Ian Lister (pictured) has re-joined Wilson James as director of logistics concepts and strategy.The new role has been created as part of Wilson James' wider strategy to expand its logistics services.This is Lister’s third stint at Wilson James, which specialises in construction logistics, security and aviation industry services.In his previous ...
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MT ArticleMore employers needed to promote logistics careers to students
Think Logistics is looking for logistics firms to offer over 90 internships or work placements for students around the UK between February and August this year. Employers taking part in the programme last year were so impressed with their interns that 75% said they would have been happy to offer ...
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MT ArticleDriving training to the next level at UPS Integrad
Burton upon Trent was once a global brewing superpower and although that heyday is behind it, the town has successfully reinvented itself, retaining its international flavour and attracting the likes of UPS.The global operator opened its UK Integrad training facility in the Staffordshire town in May 2017, in a move ...
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Supply chain apprenticeship degree makes debut
The Supply Chain Academy has launched a work-based degree-level apprenticeship in supply chain management in partnership with Leeds Trinity University.The apprenticeship aims to help supply chain sector firms tackle the skills shortage, develop in-house talent and cut recruitment costs.The four year course, which was approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships ...
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MT ArticleBob Richards joins Oakland International
Multi-temperature supply chain operator Oakland International has appointed Bob Richards as general manager at its Redditch facility.Richards was head of hygiene operations at PHS, and has also worked for Bidvest Logistics, Christian Salvesen, TDG, Palletways and David Hathaway Transport in his transport career.Richards said: “I’m really excited about joining Oakland ...
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MT ArticleKB Event bolsters team with three new hires
KB Event, a transport provider to the entertainment, conference and exhibition industries, has made three appointments.Tia Ganatra, Rebecca Smith and John Conway have joined the KB Event team at their head office in Nottingham.Ganatra is a finance apprentice, Smith an operator and Conway warehouse and yard operative.On the new appointments, ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex looks to deliver more with new IT and business development manager in place
Pall-Ex has officially announced Sacha Wilks as its business development manager.Wilks began his role last November and joined the network, which won the Motor Transport Customer Care Award last year, from rival Palletline where he was general manager commercial development.He has also worked for the Palletways pallet network in his ...
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MT ArticleRoss Eggleton leaves chief executive role at NFT; joint MDs appointed
Ross Eggleton has left his role as chief executive of NFT to become a senior advisor at its parent company EV Cargo.Eggleton was promoted to chief executive, effective from January 2018, at NFT in 2017 having joined the chilled food operator the same year as chief operating officer from supermarket ...
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Duncan Eyre in as MD of CM Downton as brothers step aside at family firm
The Downton brothers have stepped down from the day to day running of CM Downton, with the former MD of Bibby Distribution Duncan Eyre taking the reins.The succession follows CM Downton’s purchase by EmergeVest last year and subsequent role within the recently formed EV Cargo.Andy, Richard and John Downton have ...
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Former Canute director David Emslie joins Swain Group in newly created role
The Swain Group has announced the appointment of David Emslie as its strategic development director. Emslie was most recently sales director at Canute Group, having served eleven years at the firm that was placed into administration ahead of this Christmas.His employer said that in his newly established role Emslie will ...
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Roger Alm starts reign as president of Volvo Trucks
Roger Alm has succeeded Claes Nilsson as president of Volvo Trucks and as a member of Volvo Group’s executive board. Alm began his career at Volvo Trucks in 1989 and has worked in areas from product development to service, parts, sales and general management.Since 2016, Alm has been senior vice-president ...
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MT ArticlePatrick Oestreich joins XPO Logistics to head European sales team
XPO Logistics has appointed Patrick Oestreich as senior vice president of the firm’s European strategic sales team.Oestreich has joined XPO Logistics after 11 years with DB Schenker, where his most recent role was senior vice president of road brokerage.In his new role at XPO, Oestreich takes responsibility for relationships with ...
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MT ArticleWincanton appoints Ian Keilty to lead retail and consumer growth
Wincanton has appointed Ian Keilty as MD, retail and consumer. Keilty was most recently vice president, European supply chain at Sysco and was previously chief operating officer of Brakes group before Sysco acquired it in 2016.He has also held various roles on the operating boards and executive committees at Booker ...
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MT ArticleTiger Trailers appoints former McLaren Automotive man to head up manufacturing
Tiger Trailers has appointed Richard Else, former manufacturing executive director at McLaren Automotive, as its manufacturing director.The appointment comes as the firm prepares to relocate to a new £22m manufacturing facility at Winsford.Tiger Trailers’ joint MD John Cartwright, said Else’s appointment is seen as the catalyst to take the business ...
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MT ArticleArrowXL management shake-up sees Peter Scraton become operations director
A management shake-up at two-man delivery specialist ArrowXL has seen Peter Scraton, previously the firm’s people director, promoted to operations director.The restructuring also sees chief information officer James Robbins take over responsibility for the customer contact centre at the Wigan-based firm.Chief financial officer Paul Cullingford, the former Bibby CFO who ...
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Europa Worldwide welcomes apprenticeship change but wants more done to tackle the skills shortage
Government plans to cut the cost of apprenticeship training for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are welcome but more needs to be done to address the skills shortage, according to Europa Worldwide Group.The operator welcomed plans announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond in the budget last week to halve SMEs’ contributions ...
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MT ArticleContinental Tyre Group appoints new head of fleet sales
Tony Stapleton has been named in the newly created role of head of fleet sales at Continental Tyre Group.He takes on responsibility for all fleet business across the UK and Ireland at the business, which was created by the merger of Continental and Bandvulc's businesses.Stapleton will lead, implement, develop and ...