Key Personnel
As a specialist consultancy we are unique in the fact that all personnel have practical as well as theoretical experience in the logistics sector. In addition to this highly experienced team we employ associates who are experts in their respective fields. These include consultants from within the vertical sectors as well as logistics practitioners. This combination provides us with a reservoir of knowledge that allows us to immediately tackle ad hoc projects without having to waste time trying to understand the basic tenets of the subject matter that other non-specialist consultants would need to.
Chief Executive Officer: John Manners-Bell
John started his working life as an operations manager in a freight forwarding and road haulage company based in the UK. Prior to establishing Transport Intelligence, he worked as an analyst in consultancies specialising in international trade, transport and logistics. He also spent a number of years as European marketing manager for UPS Supply Chain Solutions working at locations across Europe including France, Netherlands and Germany. He holds an MSc in Transport Planning and Management from University of Westminster and is an Associate of King's College London. He is a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and a Member of the Logistics Global Advisory Council of the World Economic Forum. John has travelled widely, undertaking research and speaking at conferences in countries including China, Hong Kong, India, Japan as well as in the Middle East, USA and extensively throughout Europe. He is regularly quoted in the national and trade media as well as on radio and television.
Business Development Director: Mike Nordmann
Mike has extensive experience in the worldwide express logistics sector culminating in his appointment as Services Director, DHL with responsibility for operations in 24 countries. In that role he established a new, continent-wide, division of DHL Aviation. He has vast international experience having been involved in a variety of senior logistics roles in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa . His initial grounding was in military logistics in the British Army.
Head of Consultancy: Joel Ray
Joel has extensive experience within the express, mail and logistics industry. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration he joined a specialist logistics consultancy firm where he spent a number of years developing its Mergers and Acquisition business, as well as leading a number of strategic consultancy projects. He relocated to Ireland in 1998 to take up the position of Strategic Analyst / Manager with An Post (the Irish Post Office) where he was responsible for analysing organic and acquisition growth opportunities. He joined Transport Intelligence after establishing and running an internet based warehousing exchange.
