FTA names new board

The Freight Transport Association announces details of its National Executive Board (NEB) for 2007/8. The NEB is the board of directors of FTA. Five new members join the NEB this year - Roger Burnley, Eddie Fitzsimons, Stewart Oades, Alastair Parker and Perry Watts.

The full list of members is:

Andy Haines (President)

Head of Logistics

Tate & Lyle Sugars

Adrian Burleton (Vice President)

Commercial Director

Argos Ltd

Rebecca Jenkins (Vice President)

Managing Director

Wincanton

John Coghlan (Treasurer)

Chairman

Inchcape Shipping Services (UK) Ltd

Roger Burnley

Supply Chain Director

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd

Janet Entwistle

Managing Director

BT Fleet

Eddie Fitzsimons

Chief Executive

Freightliner Group

Stewart Oades

Group Chief Executive

Christian Salvesen plc

Alastair Parker

Global Business Manager - Logistics

Shell International Petroleum Company

John G Russell

Chairman & Managing Director

John G Russell (Transport) Ltd

Chris Thorneycroft-Smith

Perry Watts

Chief Executive Officer - Retail & Consumer

DHL

John H Williams

Managing Director

Maritime Transport Ltd

The Freight Transport Association represents the interests of companies moving goods by road, rail, sea and air. FTA members operate over 200,000 goods vehicles - almost half the UK fleet. In addition they consign over 90 per cent of the freight moved by rail and over 70 per cent of sea and air freight.