Logistics UK has appointment Cemex’s Mark Grimshaw-Smith to its board as one of four new non-executive directors.
As one of the country’s largest business groups, representing the entire logistics sector, including road, rail, sea, and air, Logistics UK’s core purpose is to support, shape, and stand up for safe, sustainable, and efficient logistics, ensuring that the industry remains a vital part of the UK economy.
Grimshaw-Smith, Cemex’s rail and sea manager in the company’s supply chain team, has been appointed alongside Jamie Hartles, professor Rem Noormohamed, and James Wroath.
Phil Roe, Logistics UK’s president, said:“Our new non-executive directors join Logistics UK at a key time for our sector, and bring a wide range of knowledge to help us drive the organisation on to the next stage of its development.
“With roles covering all modes of transport, as well as business change and digital transformation, they will complement the skills already in place on the board to ensure we are best placed to serve the needs of our members, and the industry as a whole, as it grows and develops. I am looking forward to the challenges and insight that they will bring to our thinking.”
Grimshaw-Smith, in particular, brings over 40 years of experience in construction materials supply chain and logistics, covering all modes of transport.
Throughout his career at Cemex, he has championed the modal shift to rail, sea and inland waterway to create greater efficiencies, customer satisfaction and more sustainable methods of transport in support of the company’s wider sustainability objectives; as it aims to become a carbon net zero business by 2050 as part of its global Future in Action programme.
Grimshaw-Smith said: “I’m delighted to take-up this position and to be able to use the valuable experiences I have gained from working across different modes of transport to help the UK’s logistics sector continue to grow and develop. The logistics sector in the UK, plays a vital role in helping to facilitate economic growth through the movement of vital materials and provision of essential services.”
Main image: Mark Grimshaw-Smith, appointed non-executive director, Logistics UK
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