12 Sep 2017 07:00
12 September 2017
WINCANTON PLC ("the Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Wincanton Plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Gill Barr as an Independent Non-Executive director of the Company effective from 15 September 2017. Ms Barr will also be appointed as a member of the Company's Audit, Nomination and Remuneration committees.
Ms Barr is currently a Non-Executive Director of PayPoint Plc and a Trustee Director of Willis Towers Watson's master trust, Lifesight Ltd. She is also Chair of the Customer Challenge Group for Severn Trent Water Plc.
Ms Barr was previously a Non-Executive Director of Morgan Sindall Plc from 2004 to 2012. Her executive career focus has been on delivery of customer propositions. She was Group Marketing Director of The Co-operative Group from 2011 to 2014, and was previously Marketing Director of John Lewis. She spent seven years at Kingfisher Plc where she held a variety of senior marketing, business development and strategy roles.
Steve Marshall, Chairman of Wincanton Plc, said, "We are delighted to welcome Gill to the Wincanton Board. Her customer facing and business development expertise, not least in marketing and e-commerce, is directly relevant to the group's ongoing strategic focus."
Ms Barr does not currently hold any Wincanton Plc shares and no further information in connection with her appointment is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.
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For further information please contact:
Wincanton Plc Tel: 01249 710 000
Adrian Colman, Chief Executive Officer
Tim Lawlor, Chief Financial Officer
Buchanan Tel: 020 7466 5000
Richard Oldworth / Victoria Hayns / Maddie Seacombe
Notes to Editors
Wincanton Plc
Wincanton is the largest British logistics firm, providing supply chain consultancy and solutions to some of the world's most admired brands. We employ approximately 18,000 people across more than 200 sites and have a 3,400-strong fleet of vehicles.
Our business started in 1925 delivering milk and dairy products. Although our heritage means a lot to us, we have since expanded to provide supply chain solutions across a wide range of sectors including retail, construction, defence and energy.
As a trusted and respected business partner, we design and implement services that range from setting up and operating distribution networks through to bonded warehouses, technology hosting, container transport and storage. We strive for operational excellence in everything we do.
We work hard to understand and respond to our customers' needs, build long term relationships and use our skills and expertise to deliver a smarter, added value service, every day. Our customers rely on us to make their businesses operate more efficiently and to gain a competitive advantage in their sector.
Improved stock visibility and availability, reduction of lead times, collaborative warehousing and transport models, and an absolute commitment to continuous improvement, are just some of the reasons why many of our customer relationships extend to more than 20 years.
Key facts:
· Annual revenue in the UK & Ireland exceeds £1 billion
· Circa 18,000 employees including 4,000+ drivers
· Operates from 200+ locations with 6.6 million square feet of warehousing across the UK and Ireland
· Operating responsibility for around 3,400 vehicles