Logistics group Wincanton has appointed a non-executive director with a long track record in the sector as it looks to trade its way through what it described as a “challenging environment”.
John Pattullo OBE takes up his role on 1 November and will also sit on the Chippenham-headquartered group’s audit and nomination committees.
Since 2019 he has been senior independent director at Redde Northgate, the FTSE 250-listed mobility and automotive services group that includes Bath-based specialist vehicle accident management firm Redde.
He was chair of London-based maritime transportation business V Group until December 2020 and has served as senior independent director and remuneration committee chair of London-based distributor of industrial and electronics products Electrocomponents (now RS Group).
He has also served as chair of Bristol-based NHS Blood & Transplant, international specialist logistics group Marken Logistics and of In Kind Direct, a Prince’s charity.
Earlier in his career he was chief executive officer of France-headquartered Ceva Logistics and also worked for Exel/DHL, where he led the EMEA logistics business, and at Procter & Gamble, where he held a number of senior global supply chain appointments.
Wincanton chair Sir Martin Read CBE said: “We are very pleased to have secured someone of John's wide experience in consumer goods and logistics and as a non-executive across a range of other industries. He will be a great asset to the Wincanton board."
John Pattullo OBE added: “I am looking forward to joining Wincanton. The company has an excellent blue-chip client base, a strong balance sheet and numerous exciting growth opportunities. I believe the business has real promise.”
Last week Wincanton, which has 20,300 employees and 7,400 vehicles in more than 160 sites across the country, said revenue in the first quarter of its current financial year was down 10.4% year-on-year due to a “challenging environment”.
However, it pledged to continue to reshape the business and invest in new technology, underpinned by its diversified customer base.
