James was appointed Chief Executive Officer in September 2019. He was formerly Head of North America with LSG Sky Chefs, the airline catering division of Lufthansa AG, best known as one of the world’s largest airline and rail catering and hospitality companies. Before joining LSG in 2015, James worked for Kuehne + Nagel as the SVP in North America for both Contract Logistics and Overland Transportation, as well as Managing Director in the UK for its Drinks Logistics business. Prior to this, he was Head of Distribution for Scottish & Newcastle plc.

Tim joined Wincanton in September 2015 as the Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director on the Board. Tim was previously the Director of Finance and Strategy with Serco Group plc, the international service company, where he also held a number of senior operational and group roles. He was a Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chairman of the Institute of Directors until December 2015. Prior to Serco, Tim was Group Financial Controller at Sea Containers Limited. Tim is a Chartered Accountant.
 

Sally joined Wincanton in August 2019 as Chief People Officer and a member of the Executive Management Team. Sally was previously the Group HR Director with Costain Group plc, a British technology-based construction and engineering company, where she held a variety of HR roles and became Group HR Director in 2014. Prior to Costain, Sally began her career in HR at BAE Systems followed by CooperVision and latterly Eaton Corporation where she held a number of HR management roles across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Externally Sally is a Foundation Governor at Warwick Independent Schools Foundation and Chair of Governors for King’s High School, Warwick.

Lina joined Wincanton in December 2020 as Chief Commercial Officer and a member of the Executive Management Team. Lina was most recently Chief Commercial Officer at Equiniti plc, an international FTSE 250 business in the Financial Services sector, where she was supporting significant organic growth, margin expansion and extensive M&A activity. Prior to Equiniti, Lina held a variety of senior commercial roles in FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and Fortune 500 companies. Lina holds an MBA and an accounting qualification and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. She is also a champion of diversity and inclusion with a keen interest in employee engagement.

Lyn was appointed Company Secretary in April 2020. She was formerly Company Secretary at Cobham plc for over 10 years and brings a wealth of experience to Wincanton. Lyn is a qualified Chartered Secretary and worked exclusively in the Financial Services sector before joining Cobham from the Financial Services Authority (now the Financial Conduct Authority), where she also performed the role of Deputy Company Secretary. Lyn sits on the Forum of the ICSA and the Governance Institute and completed an MBA at Aston University in 2004.

Richard was appointed Chief Information Officer in April 2017 and is responsible for driving the IT and digitised strategy of the business whilst also ensuring that IT continues to support successful growth and operational requirements. He was formerly CIO of Carillion plc, driving the digital programmes in its Construction and Group Services businesses. Prior to joining Carillion, Richard began his career with Whitbread plc and has worked in other large plc and public sector organisations.

Ian joined Wincanton in November 2018 as Managing Director – Retail and Consumer and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in April 2020. He was previously Vice President, European Supply Chain, at Sysco and Chief Operating Officer at Brakes, the UK’s leading food service supplier. Ian has also held various positions on the operating boards and executive committees at Booker Group plc and Iceland Stores. Prior to this Ian worked in engineering and supply chain roles for Mars, British Gas and Nissan, and holds an MBA from London Business School.

Daniel joined Wincanton on 18 January 2021 as Strategy Director and a member of the Executive Management Team. Daniel was most recently VP Strategy – North America (LSG Group) leading key strategic projects, including merger and  acquisition projects, as well as driving the region's strategic initiatives. He also held other senior roles within the LSG Group in the UK and Europe from the Head of Finance UK and Director of Supply Chain Optimisation UK to Director of Business Development & Strategy Europe (amongst others). Daniel holds an MBA degree (Diplom-Kaufmann) from the University of Mainz, Germany, with a speciality in accounting and information technology. He also speaks three languages, being fluent in English and Spanish, with German being his native mother tongue.