Wincanton PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Director (4137Q)
12 September 2017 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4137Q
Wincanton PLC
12 September 2017
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 GBP1 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
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