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Our People
The strength of any consultancy company can only be judged by the quality of its personnel. Of course one should also take into account the depth of support and resources upon which they can call; but their skills, experience and authority will be key to the success of your project.
Our consultants’ professionalism is grounded in practical experience gained in both commercial and operational roles encompassing a wide diversity of industry sectors.
Through a unique combination of technical logistics skills and specialist expertise in the core disciplines of business, Davies & Robson is able to provide comprehensive strategic and operational support. At all times our aim is to deliver practical and realisable solutions, based on individual requirements rather than pre-set formulas.
Directors
Brian Templar – Chairman
A senior practitioner in strategy development and supply chain management, Brian has advised and supported companies such as Barclays, Eat Café, Macphie, Tragus, Wavin, Hyundai, Toyota, Apple Computers, The Highways Agency, IKO, Roche Pharmaceuticals, The MOD, and Sara Lee. His experience has included the development of a wide range of logistics services working at a senior level within Lex, Federal Express, DHL Exel, Christian Salvesen and Iveco Ford. He has extensive experience in outsourcing and in implementing and managing logistics operations for a number of “blue chip” companies within a wide variety of industries.
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John Cashmore - Director
John heads up our interim management and recruitment businesses. He has experience of recruiting at all management levels across the breadth of the supply chain: Covering warehousing and distribution, inventory and demand management and procurement. With over 10 years’ in supply chain recruitment his assignments have ranged from recruiting a trouble shooting team into a distribution operation to recruiting procurement directors for leading FTSE companies. His sector experience includes 3PLs, retailers, airlines and manufacturers such as Aggreko, B&Q, The Carphone Warehouse, Compass Group, easyJet, Maersk, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
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Roger Trigell - Director
As a specialist in risk, distribution strategy and the application of information technology Roger has advised and supported companies such as Antalis, Accantia (Health & Beauty), Apple, Barclays, Fowler Welch Coolchain, Daifuku, Disney, GAC Benair, Government Car Service, H&B Foods, jet2.com, Macphie, McDonalds, S C Johnson and Yoplait. Roger is a practical and dynamic logistics and information technology professional with a career's experience in senior logistics and IT positions. He has extensive experience in strategic studies, risk management, the practical application of IT, model formulation, including optimising techniques, the complexities of which his first class honours degree in Mathematics enables him to understand.
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Paul Wilson - Director
Paul Wilson is a senior logistics and supply chain solutions expert with 20 years commercial and solutions experience, including extensive experience of analysing, developing and improving logistics operations for a number of “blue chip” companies across a range of sectors including Electronics, Automotive, Manufacturing and Retail. He has held a number of senior management roles for leading 3PL providers including UPS, Exel and TDG. Contracted to the UK Ministry of Defence in 2006, he was responsible for improving supply chain management and outsourcing the UK and worldwide logistics services.
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Consultants
Metin Güven - Managing Director, Davies & Robson, Turkey
Metin Güven is a senior practitioner in strategy development and supply chain management with a wide experience of industry. Metin graduated with an executive MBA degree from Koç University in 1999 and with an MS degree in mechanical engineering from Boğaziçi University in 1987, both being Turkey’s leading universities. Before progressing a succesful career with a range of national and international companies including Isuzu and Iveco and providing services to major organisations including Nestle, Danone and Ferrero. Corporate experience has included strategy design and implementation, outsourcing, product procurement, vehicle sourcing and funding and the supply chain management of both industrial and food products. Metin is currently focused upon providing supply chain advice to companies operating within Turkey, both domestic and international, and those developing operations within the Middle East Region and Turkic Republics.
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Andrea Harris
A Lean specialist with end to end supply chain experience, Andrea has a proven record in the application of Lean methodologies offering practical, sustainable cost saving improvements. She works with clients to identify and eliminate non-value add activity, providing management and operational staff with the tools and skills necessary for the business to sustain more efficient operations and implement ongoing improvements.
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Tom Holland
A senior logistics planning professional with significant design, operational and project management experience. Tom has a proven record in warehouse and distribution modelling, supply chain benchmarking and management of tendering processes. He has supported a wide variety of companies, including Tate & Lyle, Cancer Research UK, NAAFI, NHS Logistics Authority, Samsung, NYK Logistics, Weetabix, Culina Logistics, Marley Building Materials and Centura Foods.
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Paul Jackson
As a specialist in the use of vehicle scheduling, information technology and operational research, Paul has provided advice and support to companies such as Coors Brewers, Antalis, Culina Logistics, Norbert Dentressangle, Food Partners, Jet2.com, Department for Transport and The Scottish Executive. He has widespread experience in the use of scheduling software, computer modelling and data analysis techniques; whilst his project management and industry experience enables him to work effectively at all levels within an organisation, ensuring the solutions provided always meet the clients’ needs.
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Andy Smith
A senior logistics professional with significant experience in strategy development, transport network modelling, warehousing solutions and market research across a wide range of market sectors including retail, food and non food manufacturing, petroleum, chemicals, bulk food, defence and home delivery. Andy has advised and supported companies such as Homebase, Halfords, Next, Milklink, IKO, Food Partners and various 3rd party logistics operations.
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