40 SCS:THE EUROPEAN SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2008 DECEMBER 2008 SUPPLY CHAIN STANDARD
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Individual Contribution Sponsored by Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain
Winner
Klaus-Michael Kuehne
Klaus-Michael Kuehne
Shortlisted
Neil Ashworth, Tesco Direct
Anne Bruggink,
Electrocomponents
Klaus-Michael Kuehne,
Kuehne + Nagel
Andrew Neilson,
British Ceramic Tile
Dr Gerd Wolfram,
Metro Group Information
Technology
The Individual Contribution Award is different from all
the other categories in the European Supply Chain
Excellence Awards: you, the reader, nominate the
candidates and vote by email for the winner.
There were five nominated candidates this year: Neil
Ashworth of Tesco Direct, Anne Bruggink from
Electrocomponents, Klaus-Michael Kuehne of Kuehne +
Nagel, Andrew Neilson from British Ceramic Tile and Dr Gerd
Wolfram of Metro Group Information Technology.
Neil Ashworth, director of supply chain at Tesco Direct,
joined Tesco in February 2006 and is a leading member of the
team that designed and launched the Tesco Direct business in
September 2006, establishing the company’s customer
delivery capabilities.
Prior to joining Tesco, Ashworth worked at Woolworths for
ten years, latterly as supply chain director covering all
sourcing, supply and distribution activities. He re-engineered
the end-to-end Woolworths supply chain and established
fulfilment for Woolworths.co.uk.
He is an active coach and mentor to individuals within the
industry, and is a keen supporter of raising the profile of
logistics and supply chain as a career.
It is a great honour to have been
selected as the recipient of the
Individual Contribution Award this year.
Anne Bruggink is general manager supply chain, logistics
and facilities at Electrocomponents. He has had a truly
international career, starting with the FMCG sector working
for United Biscuits, followed by the automotive industry with
Autoglass and then the technology sector working for
Honeywell. He has been recognised for driving change in
local, European and global supply chains through systems
implementations, outsourcing, mergers and integrations, flow
and footprint optimisation and process re-design.
Since joining Electrocomponents Anne has been pivotal in
effecting cost reductions and service improvements.
Andrew Neilson joined British Ceramic Tile in April 2007
bringing with him over 20 years experience within the
procurement and supply chain arena. He heads up the team
that recently won the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and
Supply Management Award for the Best Purchasing Initiative
by a Smaller Organisation 2008.
Neilson has worked within both retail and manufacturing
industries, having successfully delivered supply chain
solutions through working in collaboration with numerous
top UK retailers with previous employers including Halfords,
Glanbia Foods and Josiah Wedgewood.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing
and Supply and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and
Transport and is also a faculty member of the Management
School of London lecturing in supply chain and procurement.
But the winner of the Individual Contribution Award, by
popular demand, was Klaus-Michael Kuehne, executive
chairman of the board of directors and the majority
shareholder of the Kuehne + Nagel Group.
At the age of only 29, Klaus-Michael Kuehne was entrusted
with the management of the company. Pursuing the further
internationalisation already begun by his father Alfred
Kuehne, he set the path for the dynamic growth of Kuehne +
Nagel, which today ranks among the world’s leading logistics
providers with more than 53,000 employees in 850 locations
across 100 countries.
Klaus-Michael Kuehne is the sole donor of the Kuehne
Foundation, set up by the Kuehne family in 1976. The
Foundation’s and his personal objective is to support training
and further education as well as to foster research in the fields
of transport and logistics. In addition, the Foundation
sponsors humanitarian, charitable and cultural projects.
Klaus-Michael Kuehne said: “It is a great honour to have
been selected as the recipient of the Individual Contribution
Award this year.
“While I am very pleased to be recognised for my
achievements as an entrepreneur and sole donor of the
Kuehne Foundation, I also consider this award an
acknowledgement of the work of the Kuehne + Nagel Group
and all its employees worldwide. In today’s global markets,
trade and industry rely heavily on logistics. Particularly in
times of economic uncertainty, it is a discipline which can
truly contribute value and increase competitive advantage.”
Accepting the Individual Contribution Award on behalf of
Klaus-Michael Kuehne, is Glenn Lindfield, managing
director, contract logistics, North West Europe, Kuehne +
Nagel. Presenting the award is Andrew Bentote, director of
Michael Page Procurement and Supply Chain (right). Also
pictured is Jeremy Vine.
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