Rod is a great source of information on warehousing. He communicates clearly and supports less-experienced colleagues in all aspects of logistics, particularly with complicated projects involving tenders, external suppliers and contracting. On top he is a role model when it comes to Health & Safety incl. compliance.

Marcel S (Head of logistics. Industrial)

I have had the pleasure to know and work with Rod for more than 15 years. During that period Rod and I have both been suppliers to each other's respective employers and we have also worked as colleagues in the same company. Which ever or where ever we have had the pleasure to work together I have always been highly respectful of Rods' knowledge, inputs and opinion. Rod's experiences in global logistics (warehousing, transportation and co-packing) and his personal abilities enable him to swiftly unpick highly complex logistics challenges, come up with practical recommendations and see them through to implementation, resolution. This is extremely rare in my opinion. His calm character is especially relevant in highly emotionally charged, high stress situations. His practical logistics knowledge, so in terms of how to operate (day in the life), logical thought process I believe is unparalleled in the global logistics industry and therefore makes him highly effective in these types of environments. Lastly, due to the fact that Rod can quickly understand internal company dynamics he is very effective at just being able to swiftly go and resolve issues with little fuss or preparation. This in my experience has been extremely valuable when other internal company resources have been in short supply.

Martin W (VP, Third party logistics)

Rod is an extremely experienced and highly accomplished contract logistics and warehousing professional who is equally comfortable on both “Commercial" and “Operational” management aspects of sourcing and running warehouses, both on an in-house and third-party sourced basis. He remains up to date with warehousing trends and developments and is a comprehensive knowledge base from which to draw upon. Rod adopts a highly logical approach when problem solving and has an ability to understand complex multi-faceted issues, translating them into clear and easy to follow steps. He is a clear and effective communicator at all levels in the organisation and across differing regions and cultures too, developing strong working relationships within the project teams that he has led and supported. Rod is a pragmatic leader who seeks for mutually beneficial solutions that favour sustainable partnerships benefits over and above short-term win/lose relationships. Rod sets and operates at the highest personal integrity levels and promotes a personal and collective health and safety mindset in all his interactions. It was a pleasure to work with Rod and to have him lead our Global Warehousing category.

John M (Head of Group transportation management, Industrial)

I have worked very closely with Rod on several improvement projects and I always benefited from his professional insights and his approach to complex topics. He is very experienced with all aspects of warehousing and an invaluable support for complex and demanding logistics projects. When working with Rod it is important to mention that his soft skills are quite strong within areas like staying calm with an overview even in stressed environments with high pressure for deliverables, he is a very friendly and approachable person ready to share his knowledge and support his colleagues with logic and experience.

Anders Z (Head of global logistics, Automotive)