Steve Bescoby, DX Group
Steve Bescoby - Managing Director of Contract Logistics & DX Sameday
A career of logistics from a lens in retail at Shop Direct group, moving to Home Retail for Argos and then a step to DX over two decades ago.
A motivational and engaging Executive, experienced operating at a senior level in a variety of leadership, operational, planning, strategic and project roles.
A proven track record from retail to pure logistics for transforming performance, building strong stakeholder relationship, shaping strategy and driving business objectives.
Personable and energising leader who is dedicated to the professional and personal development of all colleagues. Seasoned in building and driving high-performing teams to deliver against expectations and is capable of cultivating collaborative and supportive working environments.
Chris Betts, DPD Group
Chris Betts DPD Head of Owner Driver Franchise
Starting in retail Chris began his career at Sainsbury's through their graduate retail training program after completing his BSc at Bournemouth University.
Following his tenure at Sainsbury's, Chris joined ASDA/Walmart, where he transitioned into logistics. As an Operations Manager, he managed warehouse operations for 600 employees and oversaw the processing of 800,000 cases per week.
Within the transport department, he earned his CPC and served on the O-license.
After a period at XPO Logistics Chris joined DPD.
Today Chris leads the owner-driver strategy and maintains full responsibility for recruiting and retaining 9,000 drivers.
Glenn Chambers, Cal Delivery
Dynamic and results-driven logistics leader in Same Day.
Over three decades of experience in transport, operations, people management, and business development across leading logistics and courier organisations including UKT group, TNT, UK Mail and Food logistics at Iceland.
Proven success in driving commercial growth, implementing transformational strategies, and managing high-performing operational teams.
Today, Glen is the Co-founder and Director of Cal Same Day logistics company, delivering a hands-on approach to leadership, finance, client management, recruitment, and service delivery.
Rashid Choudhary, Royal Mail
Rashid Choudhary - Royal Mail rising star of the year 2025
This individual has a passion for learning, and an instinctive ability to bring people together.
A journey of three decades including a mature progression step with an apprenticeship learning period at Masters Level and a National Courier Award win.
Today responsible for more than 1,200 colleagues across three major processing sites
Named Royal Mail’s Rising Star of the Year 2025. His career includes leading major sites in Greenford, Romford and Swindon,
Holding an exceptional track record, an unwavering commitment to people, and a passion for continuous learning, Rashid completing his master degree apprenticeship is a leading example of the growth that can be achieved at any stage of career.
Lee Davies, EVRi
Lee Davies, Head of Network Operations Evri DHL
Lee came into the courier industry two decades ago, with a sector track record from UK Mail and through the DHL transition.
From area management, courier work, owning a business and working with service partners, Lee has done it all over almost 20 years in logistics.
Stepping to his own courier business before today’s role as head of Network Operations Evri DHL North for Evri Premium and is now enjoying being part of the exciting journey evolving the new Evri Group.
Lee Davies first moved into the courier industry two decades ago, in April 2007 as a franchise area manager. After supporting the fastest growth in the company within his region, he left 12 months later and went on to build his own courier business.
Paula Dooley, Whistl
Paula Dooley. Whistl - Access and Asset Manager at Whistl
A seasoned logistics professional with four decades of experience, starting a logistics career as an apprentice postal cadet at Royal Mail.
A 2024 National Courier Award winner in the office category.
A journey deeply involved in major operational transformations, including mechanisation, automation and process optimisation. A career stairway in express logistics including brands of Royal Mail and DX.
Today, Paula Dooley serves as Access and Asset Manager at Whistl for Downstream Access.
She oversees company assets and equipment hire from providers such as Royal Mail, EVRi and Yodel, managing an annual budget of £2 million. Paula always delivers.
Nick Dunn, Royal Mail
Nick Dunn National Distribution director Royal Mail
Graduating University of Huddersfield with a transport and distribution degree.
His first step into logistics with the TDG, Transport Development Group, then transport manager at Tesco, a short step to Sainsburys becoming transport development manager before returning to Tesco where he would become general manager.
Today, three decades after graduating Huddersfield. Nick is a seasoned National Distribution and Fleet Director at Royal Mail.
He oversees the entire middle mile operation —He is accountable for the procurement and maintenance of Royal Mail’s entire 53,000 strong fleet.
Costas Gavriel, Addison Lee
Costas’s journey into the ground transportation industry began 30 years ago while he was studying the Knowledge for his Green Badge.
Determined to immerse himself fully in the craft of professional driving, he believed the best way to truly understand London’s streets, routes, and rhythms was to work within the industry itself.
Drawn to Addison Lee, Costa saw an opportunity not just for employment, but for education.
What began as an introduction to fleet operations quickly became a calling, evolving into one of the most trusted pillars in the organisation and the wider courier community. He leads with a stead voice of reason to ensure the Business and wider sector are fully supported.
Carla Gifford, Huxloe Logistics
Carla Gifford - Huxloe Logistics account director
A logistics track record over quarter of a century, spanning CitySprint DHL and DPD.
Today Carla is the Accounts Director at Huxloe Logistics.
A relationship Leader, creating and strengthening relationships whilst helping to defend against competitors.
Carla delivers a strategic ability to orchestrate plans with long term benefits to both parties while understanding the importance of customer requirements.
Daniel Goulding, EVRi
Daniel Goulding. Evri Area Manager for the West Division
This individual made the move into the parcel industry three years ago, following six successful years as an Area Manager at Aldi. Today he is the Area Manager for west division of Evri with 500 thousand parcels day.
Dan started as an Area Operations Manager for Evri covering Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Crewe & Liverpool, covering approx. 250,000 parcels daily.
Achieving two years of back to back improvements across the region, turning the patch into a 99% delivery area with annualised savings in the region of 2.5 million.
Dan has also successfully completed a 12-month CIPD course whilst working full time, to become an accredited associate member of the Chartered Institute of People Development.
Grant Jones, TVS SCS
Grant Jones Senior Vice President TVS Supply Chain Solutions
Complex supply chain logistician starting with the orange blood of TNT as a Transport Controller in Automotive.
Joining CEVA Logistics in Lutterworth where he became General Manager Supply Chain Development - Automotive UK, Ireland, Nordics Region he then moved on to TVS SCS.
From Business development Director Europe for automotive, to MD in 2024 before step to SVP in 2025. Today marking a decade at TVS SCS Grant is the Senior Vice President of supply chain solutions.
Damien Lack, DX Group
Damian Lack - National Hubs Director - DX Freight
Damien stepped up a decade ago to Regional Head of Logistics, within Lidl GB GMBH.
He was a Depot Manager Designate, DPD Group, Regional.
A team Manager at City Link, Swansea,
And today National Hubs director a DX Group.
Results-driven and a dynamic Senior Logistics and Operations Leader.
Over a decade of experience leading high-performance teams and driving operational excellence across the retail, parcel, warehousing, and haulage sectors.
Ricky McAulay, Royal Mail
Ricky McAulay UK Operations Director Royal Mail
A lifelong career dedicated to finl mile. Four decades, from front line post round cadet in Glasgow to UK operations director.
Executive post grad at Said Business School, University of Oxford followed a three year MBA at Edinburgh Napier University.
One of the defining career highlights was successfully leading Royal Mail’s operational response to the 2020–21 global pandemic.
Known for investing time in colleagues at every stage of their careers, offering mentorship, guidance and a genuine commitment to helping others grow into leadership, some of which are in this room.
Louise McCall, Smiths News
Louise McCall, Smiths News Head of solutions design and performance delivery
A part of delivering the nightly media miracle. Joining Smiths news almost straight after school more than two decades ago.
A period on secondment at Tufnell’s and implemented “Pass My Parcel” click‑and‑collect for Amazon at Stockport.
Senior operations and solutions design leader, experience delivering large‑scale operational performance for twenty years, Louise always finds a solution.
Driven to end‑to‑end solution design and transformational change.
Tony McCall, Smiths News
The partner of Louise McCall, a husband and wife duo, delivering the nightly miracle of paper media across the UK. Tony starting in retail with Ratner’s Jewellers before a move to Smiths News.
Using customer-first mindset to ensure operational processes align with customer needs, delivering high-quality service and timely responses to issues. Regularly assesses feedback and drives process improvements that enhance customer satisfaction.
Tony is a Strategic Thinker: Balancing the daily operational requirements with long-term goals by aligning operational KPIs.
Tony is the guru which guides Depot Managers on strategic priorities.
Julia Mitchell, EVRi
Julia Mitchell, Evri Area Operations Manager for the West
Julia has dedicated the past 12 years to Evri, starting as a Field Manager and progressing to Regional Delivery Manager for Crewe West.
All of this was achieved while navigating significant business change and balancing life as a mum to her nine-year-old son.
She led the Cheshire and North Wales region for over eight years. During that time, she transformed one of the most challenging regions in the network into a top-delivery performing area, achieving 98.92% delivery performance.
Robin Nelson, Smiths News
Robin Nelson, Smiths News – Operations director Smiths News
A university gap year before joining Night freight three decades ago started a long standing career in logistics with an early ANC general manager role. Spending time with Target Express, City Link as a depot general manager. Relocating to the North East where he was branch manager for Yodel
Escaped the sector for a recent period in waste logistics with BIFA and took a role of operations director at Tuffnells. He also has the orange blood of TNT when he was the midlands and northeast regional manager for TNT.
Today putting the wide variety of experiences into his role as Operations Director Smiths News
Daniel Parrott, DPD Group
Daniel Parrott OP Ex Project Manager DPD
An individual passionate and motivated by logistics graduated at the University of Strathclyde with a Masters Meng. Daniel’s career in logistics began on the rugged West Coast of Scotland, growing up within the family firm, Oban Express.
Operating as a neutral consolidator in some of the UK’s most remote environments, he learned early on that Highland logistics is a vital lifeline rather than just a transport link.
He developed a profound understanding of "final mile" delivery, where distances are vast and standards must be absolute.
Whether managing test kits during the pandemic or spearheading operational excellence, Daniel remains committed to improving the sector, defined by his deeply value-led commitment to service.
Cindy Perkins, EVRi
Cindy Perkins, Evri Area Operations Manager for the South West
This individual represents pride — not just of the role she holds, but of the journey she has travelled to be here in express logistics.
What she is most proud of isn’t the titles — it’s the growth. Growth in confidence. Growth in capability. Growth in understanding that leadership is about service.
It’s about supporting people, creating opportunities, and driving standards that make a difference.
Fourteen and a half years later as Cindy leads the region she is still learning, still growing. Still proud to be part of this express logistics sector.
Neil Redford, TVS SCS
Neil Redford UK Warehousing Operations Director, TVS Supply Chain Solutions
Nearly three decades of hands-on operational experience across automotive, security, and logistics sectors.
Neil began his career within the automotive industry, working in warehousing and distribution.
He later transitioned into the security sector, where precision, compliance, and risk management were central to delivery. Subsequently returning to logistics, applying his cross-sector expertise to complex sortation and distribution networks.
Today Neil is UK Warehousing Operations Director at TVS Supply Chain Solutions, reflecting on his career to ensure a sustained commitment to the development of high-performing logistics environments.
Kate Seals, Royal Mail
Kate Seals – Midland regional Operations Director Royal Mail
This individual is Values-Led and Results-Focused
Before our sector she had a Senior leadership experience building a distinguished career spanning retail banking.
In logistics she thrives on guiding Teams through change, turning challenges into opportunities, and inspiring people to reach their full potential.
Today with almost a Decade at Royal Mail as regional operations director for the Midlands. She leads approximately 8,800 colleagues and oversees the delivery of more than 117 million parcels annually
Kate operates at significant scale within one of the UK’s most complex delivery networks.
Shamshair Singh Uppal, DPD Group
Shamshair Singh Uppal – star driver and ambassador to sector DPD
A rare and highly deserving fellow based on road deliveries.
National Courier Award winner, ambassador to express logistics sector
Shamshair (Sham) Singh Uppal – Woodstock DPD Van driver – Star driver - Community recognition of BBC Ambassador.
Sham, a DPD driver who took National Courier Award win for Fellows’ category as ambassador to sector 2026 in recognition of ambassadorial role for the sector as a star driver in the Woodstock postcodes for DPD
Fully supported by his delivery community, nominated and voted for, brought the accolade of BBC Ambassador in Business recognising excellence in the community.
An Ambassador for our sector delivered by Sham.
Rob Wilcock, TVS SCS
Rob Wilcock Business Development & Account Director TVS SCS
Graduating Lancaster University Management School. Rob’s life career is in logistics roles at Night Freight, DX, Montgomery Transport Group & Menzies.
A track record of transformational commercial leadership, and significant experience in developing and managing sales functions.
Rob coaches’ teams to deliver higher quality business, higher annual recurring revenues with lower customer acquisition costs. He has a proven track record of delivering consistently throughout his career, both individually and in the teams he leads.
Today Rob is the Business Development & Account Director TVS SCS
