www.supplychainstandard.com RISING STAR sponsored by Allport Cargo Services


Rhiannon Stone, UTL winner


shortlisted


Jenny Franco,Barry- Callebaut


Mehmet Kizilkaya, Colgate Palmolive


Matthew Cain, Francis Kirk Group


Zvi Schreiber, Freightos


Jamie Clark, Hotel Chocolat


Thomas Ponsignon, Infineon


ClaireVipond, Steatite Ltd


Agnieszka Izydorczyk, Travis Perkins Group


SPONSORS


PwC| PwCis delighted to partnerwithAkabo Media once againthis year, to bring the EuropeanSupplyChain ExcellenceAwards to the supply chainmarketplace. PwChas beena


long-standing partner intheseAwards. We have worked hardwith theAkabo teamover the past few months to refresh the industry and special categories for this year’sAwards,making them clearer and easier to enter andwe hope to attract a broader range of evenhigher quality entrants as a result.As supply chains continue to becomemore global and companies inall industries increasingly seek to gaincompetitive advantage fromthem,we inPwCgreatly value engagingwith those companies at the forefront of developments.


AllportCargo Services | Founded in1963 AllportCargo Services operate in30


countries, across EMEA,America, Asia andOceania.Avalues driven business, our objective is to be the


supply chainpartner of choice, by creating value for our customers.We are so pleased to sponsor the ‘Rising Star’ category, recognising those that set the supply chainworld alight.


Cinram| Cinramis one of theworld’s largest providers of fast, flexible and


profitable supply chainservices


to some of themost exciting brands inthe home& leisure industry. Ourmature distributionnetwork ships every day to allUKretailers includingmajor grocers and high street, online and specialist stores. We provide youwith a provenworld-class solution.


Dachser |DACHSERLtd intheUKis part of the Dachser group, amajor,


privately-owned international logistics providerwhich inthe


year ending 31December 2013 generated total sales worth EUR4.99 billion. 24,900 staffworking in471 locationsworldwide handled 69.6million


Supply Chain Standard December 2014


consignments comprising 32.9milliontonnes. Dachser aims to be the supplier of choice for Europeanlogistics and value-added services.


Demand Solutions |Demand Solutions is in business to do one thing:


help you produce goods more efficiently.We don’t


stop at the traditional supply chain.We enable companies like yours to build online ecosystems – social environments –where you canshare expertise and informationwith your stakeholders to keep inventorymoving forward.


E2open| E2open(NASDAQ: EOPN) is the leading provider of


cloud-based, on-


demand software solutions enabling enterprises to procure,manufacture, sell, and distribute products more efficiently through collaborative planning and execution. More than39,000 trading partners and 130,000 unique registered users currently participate inthe E2openBusinessNetwork.


Flextronics | At Flextronics, impossible iswhere breakthrough begins.As


a socially-responsible,


global leader indesign,manufacturing, distribution and aftermarket services, Flextronics is unique inits ability to provide end-to-end solutions through its innovative and proprietary systems.Working across four business groups and several business units, Flextronics is able to unleash the full potential of theworld’smost valuable brands.


KNAPP AG| KNAPP is a leading global supplier ofwarehouse automation


solutions,with particular expertise ine-commerce,


retail, fashion, food and pharmaceuticals. Customers intheU.K. includeAllianceBoots, AAH/Celesio,BritishGas,Clarks, JohnLewis Partnership,Marks&Spencer,Next,Ocado,


PhoenixHealthcare, Sainsbury’s,Tesco, andThe Co-operative Pharmacy.


NorbertDentressangle | For over 30 years, NorbertDentressangle has


experienced continuous and controlled growth. It has


invested innewservices and areas of expertise, our growth has beenbased onthe objectives of keeping our customers satisfied, optimising our solutions every day, improving performance, achieving objectives andwinningnewmarkets.


RouteGenie | RouteGenie is anadvanced carrier routing software


applicationpowered by the iForceGroup, coming to theUK


market following tenyears of development,multi millionpound investment, and the robustness that comes fromroutingmillions of parcels a year for clients likeWaitroseCellar, Paperchase,Cath Kidstonand Fortnum&Mason.


Unipart Logistics |What setsUnipartLogistics apart isour strong


corporatephilosophy, ‘TheUnipartWay’. It’s


attractedadiverse, global client-base that extends fromretail totechnology andautomotive.We manage end-to-endsupply chainsolutions forour customers aswell asproviding individual services suchaswarehousing, fulfilment andreverse logistics.


Yearsley Logistics | As the largest frozen food logistics service provider


in theUK,we can offer customers large and


small, day one for day two, 7 days aweek into major retailers, aswell as an unrivalled food service distribution network.Use our 13 sites in strategic locations,we can also offer importers innovative and extremely competitive end to end supply chain solutions.


Picture: Fromleft:GroupMarketing & Business Development Director of Allport Cargo Services Clyde Buntrock and Rhiannon Stone, UTL.


Rhiannon Stone,UTL R


hiannon Stone hasworked forUTL since joining the graduate programme in 2010. Since then she has demonstrated a strong


understanding of thewider supply chain, through undertaking both operational roles and as an integral part of the SolutionsDesign team. In the latter role, she has proven that she can build supply chain solutions thatwould not only deliver operationally, but alsomeet thewider needs of the client’s business.Most recently, she has been leading a piece of consultancyworkwith a client, managing aUTL and client teamthrough a value streammapping process, and out of this understanding the opportunities tomake a step change in the customer experience.The judges felt Rhiannonwas someonewho truly understands clients’ needs and concerns and she has already made a strong impression in her organisation.


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