The 28th Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2024, held in London at the end of October, recognised companies pushing the boundaries in logistics and supply chain management.

Standing out among the main category winners were Jaguar Land Rover for innovation in manufacturing, Leica Biosystems for its contribution to the healthcare sector and Booker & Uplands Retail in the retail sector. Awards for Sustainability and Digital Transformation were also presented.

The Special Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Richard Hunt, an expert in supply chains and entrepreneurship. Supplychainexcellenceawards.com writes about him: Until recently Richard was Chairman of the London Ambulance Service, a role he held for 7 years. It is the busiest ambulance service in the world, handling 1.8 million calls a year and supporting major London and national events. All this at a time of great change and massive growth in demand.

His earlier career in the private sector was focused on senior roles in transport and logistics in the aviation, brewing and oil industries, as well as the 3Pl/logistics service provider sector at a time of rapid growth in solutions focus. He was Managing Director of the aviation division of Go Ahead plc providing services to 17 UK airports, Managing Director of Exel Logistics Europe (now DHL), General Manager Logistics at Courage Ltd and Distribution Director at Grand Met Brewing (now Diageo). His earlier career was in the oil industry with Total Oil in the UK and France, setting up a new business at Brussels Airport and also running a joint venture at Heathrow for Total, Mobil and Texaco.

He also participated in venture capital-backed startup challenges. He was UK and International President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and has held various non-executive directorships in the public and private sectors, including the UK Roads Agency. In 2010 he launched an executive coaching business with colleagues at Harvard and LBS and continues to provide leadership development. He holds an MBA from Cass Business School in London and previously qualified as a pilot with British Airways.

He is a colonel in The Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps (his current commanding officer), a group of senior advisors supporting the MOD. In 2004 he was appointed CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for the Transport and Logistics Services.

Source:

https://www.logisticsmanager.com/supply-chain-excellence-awards-2024-winners-announced/, https://www.supplychainexcellenceawards.com/speakers/richard-hunt