KINAXIA GEARS UP FOR INVESTMENT WITH TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS

Kinaxia Logistics has begun 2025 with new appointments to strengthen its senior team as it unveils investment plans for the business.

Kinaxia Logistics has begun 2025 on the front foot with new appointments to strengthen its senior team as it unveils investment plans for key areas of the business to drive forward its transformation strategy.

Gareth Jenkins, who has extensive experience across the manufacturing and retail sectors, has joined Kinaxia’s board as executive chairman. He succeeds Graham Norfolk in the role and will support the delivery of Kinaxia’s medium and long-term strategy.

Allan Blakeley has become chief operating officer. Allan has over 30 years’ experience in UK and European logistics and ecommerce fulfilment, and will drive business efficiencies and prioritise operational excellence for customers.

Simon Nelson moves from COO to the new post of managing director, contract logistics. His role will be to develop and expand Kinaxia’s key customer base and contract logistics services.

The appointments come as Kinaxia takes a step forward in the delivery of its strategic plans with details of its investment programme for 2025.

Continuing the company’s focus on getting closer to its customers, Gareth Jenkins said the investment would focus on key areas, including:

• Technology – to drive efficiency, reduce waste, improve asset optimisation and enhance the customer experience;
• Service excellence – by tailoring its logistics services and making greater use of business information and artificial intelligence to improve data-led decision-making;
• Talent retention – by developing skills, improving recruitment and enhancing the company’s talent pool as it continues to focus on delivering great services to its customers;
• Sustainability – helping to decarbonise customer supply chains and its own carbon footprint.

Gareth said: “I’m excited to join Kinaxia at this time as the team starts to build a robust platform for the future.

“In a short period of time, I have been able to meet many people throughout the organisation who I know will help build a business we are all rightly proud of. 

“It’s clear from my 25 years spanning different organisations that success is delivered by the quality of the people you have, and in Kinaxia I can already see that drive for improvement everywhere.

“Underpinning this will be new investment during 2025 to help deliver the strategy to build a platform for long-term, sustainable growth and drive transformation in key areas, including operational efficiency, technology and sustainability. 

“We also welcome Allan to the senior team. His arrival ensures we have the experience, expertise and leadership to consolidate our market position, develop our customer proposition and deliver the highest-quality logistics services to our existing and new clients.”