FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR BIBBY DISTRIBUTION
17 September 2012
Bibby Distribution has announced the appointment of Richard Morson into the newly created role of Finance Director.
He will be based at the company’s headquarters in Duke Street, Liverpool, reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, Paul Kavanagh.
The Finance Director position has been created at Bibby to tie in with the company’s growth strategy, as well as strengthening its senior management capability.
Morson was selected due to his previous sector specific experience and most recently held the positions of Finance Director and Group Financial Controller with Norbert Dentressangle and TDG respectively.
With 11 years’ experience in the transport and logistics industry across a variety of group, commercial and operational finance roles, Morson has developed a substantial industry knowledge base.
“Richard is an advocate of the importance of finance as a value added service to the business through active business partnering,” said Paul Cullingford, Chief Financial Officer, Bibby Distribution. “He also has significant experience of change projects and new project implementations both internally and with large blue chip customers. He will be a strong addition to the team.”
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Notes to editors:
As one of the top ten logistics providers in the UK, Bibby Distribution exists to enable other companies to drive value from their supply chain activities. The company specialises in providing contract logistics, warehousing, distribution, systems integration and added value services to a wide range of customers.
Bibby Distribution operates from 105 locations across the UK, employs 2,500 people and manages 2 million ft² of warehousing space.
The majority of Bibby Distribution’s business is based on long-term partnerships. Its diverse capability also means it can share best practice across the various industry sectors it operates in, from Automotive to FMCG.
The company is part of the £1bn-turnover Liverpool-based Bibby Line Group, a 200 year old family owned business-to-business services specialist. It is involved in ship-owning and operation, shallow water accommodation, offshore oil and gas services, contract logistics, financial services, memorial parks, employment law, health & safety advisory services, specialist plant & equipment hire and retail.
www.bibbydist.co.uk
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