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This list showcases the top London based CEO’ operating in the Logistics space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sebastien Breteau
Founder & CEO of QIMA
Sebastien Breteau is an entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of QIMA, a global supply chain compliance solutions provider headquartered in Hong Kong. Founded in 2005, QIMA partners with brands, retailers and manufacturers in consumer goods and food to secure and improve the quality of their global supply network. QIMA combines on-the-ground experts in 85 countries for quality inspections, supplier audits, certification and lab testing, with a digital platform that brings accuracy, visibility and intelligence for quality and compliance data. In 2013, Sebastien created the Breteau Foundation, a non-profit organisation which aims to promote digital education for children in developing countries. 18,000 children are now enrolled in its program. Sebastien Breteau is also an active private investor in Europe, China & the US and has invested in over 30 start-ups globally.
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About Breteau Foundation, QIMA: QIMA is a provider of supply chain compliance solutions to secure, manage and optimize global supply networks.
Chris Sheldrick
Co-Founder & CEO of what3words
Chris worked in the music business for 10 years, booking bands and managing production for events around the globe. He was constantly frustrated with suppliers not finding site entrances, and bands not finding their way from the hotel to their gigs. Chris tried distributing addresses and GPS coordinates for years but both failed him on numerous occasions. He was certain there was a better way: what3words was born.
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About TED Conferences, The World Economic Forum, what3words: what3words is a mapping technology startup that creates a proprietary geocode system for logistics firms.
Daniel Hulme
Co-Founder & CEO of Satalia
Daniel is the CEO of Satalia (NPComplete Ltd) a UCL spin-out that provides AI inspired solutions to solve industries hardest problems. He’s the co-founder of the Advanced Skills Initiative that transitions scientists into industry as data scientists. Daniel has a Masters and Doctorate in AI from UCL, and is Director of UCL’s Business Analytics MSc; applying AI to solve business/social problems. He lectures in Computer Science and Management Science at UCL and PCL. Daniel has Advisory and Executive positions in many companies, he holds an international Kauffman Global Entrepreneur Scholarship and actively promotes entrepreneurship and technology innovation across the globe.
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About Satalia, University College London (UCL): Algorithms | Intelligence | Optimization
Ignazio Coraci
CEO of SW Italia
Ignazio Coraci is a senior figure in the Aviation industry. Ignazio is the CEO of ASC Cargo Limited, President and CEO of SW Italia and a member of the board and Company Secretary of Cargo Invest Limited.
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About SW Italia: SW Italia are a Italian cargo airline that uses Italian know-how of looking out the field with a new entrepreneurship.
James Swanston
Founder & CEO of Voyage Control
James is the founder of Voyage Control, a technology business focused on making freight deliveries. James is an advisor to Lord Mawson OBE for the St Paul’s Way Transformation Project, one of the UK’s biggest regeneration projects based in East London, with a focus on encouraging students to look at science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and enterprise. James is the chair of the Transport Working Group of the Energy Managers Association, founded by Lord Redesdale to help major UK businesses to help address the challenges of energy scarcity and climate change. He was recently listed in the Tech City Almanac as one of the 100 key figures helping to redefine digital business in London. He is a director of Green and Tonic, a fast growing networking group for sustainability leaders in London and has previously assisted the Sustainable Development Commission on smart mobility and was awarded the Greenbang award for smart transport in 2011. James regularly speaks at events on sustainability and entrepreneurship topics. He has been granted the Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, one of the City of London’s oldest livery companies and has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. He has served as an officer in the Australian and British Armies, including tours of duty in Malaysia, East Timor, Iraq, Falkland Islands and Afghanistan; he currently commands the City of London Fusiliers Company of the London Regiment. He spent several years in Australian military intelligence, where he established a multi-discipline team working on the fusion of intelligence collection and analysis across different technical intelligence sources, for which he was awarded the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation’s Outstanding Service Award. He was awarded the United States Bronze Star Medal and the Australian Joint Operations Command Commendation for service in Iraq. James completed three bachelor degrees concurrently from Griffith University in Law, International Business and Modern Asian Studies, a Diploma in Export Management and a Masters in International Relations and Asian Politics (University of Queensland). James is a qualified Justice of the Peace.
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About Voyage Control: Voyage Control is a cutting-edge ‘Air Traffic Control’ for inbound logistics management. Powerful, efficient, and easy to use.
Fraser Robinson
Co-Founder & CEO of Beacon
Fraser Robinson is Non Executive Director at Taggstar
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About Beacon, Taggstar: Beacon is a digital supply chain and freight platform developed to optimize supply chains with insights and visibility.
Sam Al-Mukhtar
Co-Founder & CEO of Geomiq
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About Geomiq: Geomiq is an intelligent platform that provides Instant quotes and Instant ordering of custom manufactured parts.
Alex Hersham
Chief Executive Officer of Zencargo
CEO at Zencargo. Mostly recently spent 4 years building an international shipping and logistics platform at one of the largest Private Equity businesses in the world. Prior to the, he started his career at Goldman Sachs
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About Zencargo: Zencargo is a logistics company that simplifies global trade by offering digital freight services to help businesses thrive.
Pasi William Sachiti
Founder & CEO of Academy of Robotics
William Sachiti is a UK based serial entrepreneur best known for creating a UK driverless car manufacture company competing with multinational incumbents such as Google, Uber and Tesla. The company designs and builds the autonomous vehicles in their UK warehouse. William has started and exited three previous tech start-ups in row, the latest MyCityVenue, an A.I. driven experiences platform serving 1.6 million users was acquired in 2015 by Secret Escapes. Before MyCityVenue, William was the the BBC Investment program Dragons Den, where he pitched a start-up, digital outdoor advertising on bins. The Dragons famously said he needs to be wheeled out of the bin. The company he pitched subsequently was licensed in several countries before being acquired. One of William’s first start-ups he started at 19, was called 123-registration. This company was also acquired for an undisclosed amount.
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About Academy of Robotics: The Academy of Robotics is a technology institute with an extraordinary technical team of engineers, scientists, and researchers.
Askar Bulegenov
Founder & CEO of Grocemania
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About Grocemania: On-demand grocery delivery platform. Find and shop from any local grocery store and get your order in minutes!
Stefano Martinetto
Co-founder & CEO of Tomorrow
Stefano Martinetto is CEO at tomorrow ltd.
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About Tomorrow: Tomorrow is an international sales platform that operates from four outstanding showrooms in the main fashion cities.
Mike Walsh
CEO of Tomorrow
Mike Walsh is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing business for the 21st century. He advises leaders on how to thrive in this era of disruptive technological change. Mikes clients include many of the global Fortune 500, and as a sought-after keynote speaker he regularly shares the stage with world leaders and business icons alike. Mike previously founded Jupiter Research in Australia, and has also held senior strategy roles at News Corporation in the Asia Pacific Region. He is currently a board member and strategic investor in the North Alliance, Scandinavias leading digital marketing group. Mikes best-selling book FUTURETAINMENT, published by Phaidon was the winner of the design award by the Art Directors Club in New York. Rather than focusing on the distant future, Mike takes an anthropological approach scanning the near horizon for emerging technologies and disruptive shifts in human behavior, and then translating these into pragmatic plans for business transformation. A prolific writer and commentator, Mikes views have appeared in a wide range of international publications including BusinessWeek, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal.
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About Tomorrow: Tomorrow is an international sales platform that operates from four outstanding showrooms in the main fashion cities.
Iain Ross
CEO of Golar LNG Partners
Chief Executive Officer, Golar Management Ltd. Iain Ross has served as Chief Executive Officer since August 21, 2017. Between 2002 and joining Golar, Iain held various executive level positions with project delivery firm WorleyParsons Limited. Positions included Group Managing Director, Development, an ExCo position with responsibility for leadership of the Global Hydrocarbons, Iain has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and certified International Director from INSEAD.
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About Golar LNG Partners: Golar LNG Partners is an owner and operator of LNG carriers and floating storage and regasification units.
Akin Arslan
Founder, CEO of TIRPORT
Akin Arslan is the founder and CEO of TIRPORT.
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About AB PLUS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, TIRPORT, TTT GLOBAL: End-To-To-End Logistics Operation Management, Digital PODs, Instant Vetted Truckers
Karin Cabili
Founder & CEO of Dropit Shopping
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About Dropit Shopping: Dropit provides a digital handsfree shopping solution for malls and central shopping districts, delivering bags from store to door.
Philip Ashton
Co-Founder & CEO of 7bridges
From a background in analysis and development in management consultancy (Oliver Wyman) and specialist logistics provision (World Courier), Philip co-founded 7bridges to apply customised AI to logistics operations. MSci Cambridge University.
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About 7bridges: 7bridges is a smart logistics platform that delivers visibility and control over logistics processes.
Andrew Mukerjee
Co-founder, CEO of Brisqq
Andrew has a keen interest in solving big global problems using software. Andrew and team built Brisqq into the leading digital last mile distribution business in the London market and launched eLogii to enable commercial fleet operators around the world to increase efficiency in their planning, routing and dispatch operations. Formerly an investment banker focusing on software and internet transactions. Andrew graduated from King’s College London and speaks fluent Dutch.
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About Brisqq, eLogii: Brisqq provides local logistics-as-a-service, enabling retailers to offer same day (or future date) deliveries in 1-hour timeslots.
Richard Moffitt
Chief Executive Officer of Urban Logistics REIT
Previously an Executive Director at CBRE, where he was Head of the UK Industrial team, Richard has over 25 years’ experience of the UK Industrial and Logistics markets. He has an in-depth understanding of the market’s dynamics, credibility with owners and operators of real estate assets, a thorough understanding of owner and tenant requirements and an extensive network, which includes institutional funds. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
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About Urban Logistics REIT: Urban Logistics REIT is a property investment company.
Andrius Balkunas
CEO & Founder of ParcelABC
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About ParcelABC: ParcelABC is a logistics company that unites thousands of local and international delivery companies.
Liam Griffin
Founding Family & CEO of Addison Lee
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About Addison Lee: Addison Lee is a private hire services company that provides services through its vehicles for passengers and couriering needs worldwide.
Seb Robert
CEO & Founder of Gophr
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About Gophr: We build technology for the same-day courier community that creates industry-leading delivery experiences
Jose Manuel Moller
Founder & CEO of Algramo
Jose Manuel Moller is the Founder and CEO at Algramo.
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About Algramo: Algramo aims to establish a wholesale relationship with manufacturers of consumer products such as detergents.
Pierfrancesco Ronzi
Co-Founder and CEO of Weengs
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About Weengs: Weengs provides all the logistics services people need to build and grow their e-commerce businesses.
Sebastian Steinhauser
CEO & Founder of Parcelly
CEO & Founder at Parcelly. Most recently building an international last- and first-mile logistics tech platform. Prior to that, Sebastian spent 7+ years in London’s City with some of Europe’s leading financial institutions.
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About Parcelly: The tech platform that enables retailers and carriers to resolve last-mile delivery and first-mile fulfilment challenges
Liam Young
CEO of Harper
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About Harper, Yourfittingroom: Harper delivers the in-store experience to online customers.
Ed Hodges
CEO of HelloDone
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About HelloDone: Automating social messaging for online retail brands
Steve Evans
Chief Executive Officer of XeroE
Steve Evans founded XeroE in April 2018, since which he has been serving as its chief executive officer.
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About XeroE: XeroE is the UK’s leading emission-free, final-mile delivery provider.
Charlie Pool
Founder & CEO of Stowga
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About Stowga: Stowga is the on-demand marketplace for buying and selling warehousing and logistics services.
James Wilkinson
Founder & CEO of Envio
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About Envio: Envio powers scalable home demo programs for high-end consumer technology brands
Nobu Su
Owner and CEO of TMT Shipping Group
Mr Nobu Su is a businessman and technology innovator in the field of shipping and communications technology, as well as a philanthropist and vocal proponent of increased participation of Asian shipping companies in the global market. As CEO, Chairman and owner of the Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) Shipping Group, Nobu Su has a strong vested interest in shipping communications, and is currently developing Ocean Net, which will function as a mobile network of data transmitters and receivers mounted on ocean-going ships, creating a wireless network across the ocean – an internet for ships. Inventions of Nobu Su’s that are in current commercial use include an under-deck piping system for ships, and he has registered numerous patents for innovations in the fields of cellular services, mobile networks, and anti-fraud technology. He has patented a technology called Time Stamp that is designed to prevent email fraud through a user-unique time signature. Nobu Su has led TMT Shipping Group to operate more than 20 carriers of different classes and for different types of freight, including: VLCC’s, LNG carriers, several Capesize dry-bulk carriers, vehicle freight Ro-Ro carriers, and cement carriers. The company’s business partners include Chevron and COA, the largest independent American cement producer and importer. Under his direction, TMT has also been a prominent player in the global market for freight futures (FFA’s). Nobu Su graduated from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, with a B.Sc. in economics, and has also received an MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) based in Geneva, Switzerland. Outside of his professional life, Nobu Su is a philanthropist, and is the first Asian IMD alumnus to endow a chair, the Nobu Su Professorship of Global Leadership, at the institution. Professor Katherine Xin was appointed as the first Nobu Su Chair. The endowment is part of his goal of promoting Asian corporate integration into the global economy. He has stated on several occasions that he considers it his responsibility as a corporate leader to promote pan-Asian participation in global markets. He says that he believes that “that the world needs a more balanced economy with a full role for the middle classes and business leaders of Asia’s regions.”
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About TMT Shipping Group: Today Makes Tomorrow shipping group, Taiwan
Jatinder Wasu
Founder & CEO of Swishd
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About Swishd: When you need something delivered or collected, Swishd helps you find someone who is already going that way
Stephen Chan
CEO of YourCar
Stephen graduated from Imperial College London with a masters degree in engineering. He has had experience working as a financial advisor with KPMG in London, advising multinational corporations and investment funds on merger and acquisitions. It is also during his time in Europe when he experienced the freedom and flexibility offered by carsharing services and since moving back to Hong Kong, he has put together a team and developed the necessary infrastructure and technology to offer a similar service in Hong Kong.
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About YourCar: YourCar originated from the many carsharing concepts and real life examples from around the world.
Pete Ferguson
Co-Founder CEO of Prospective
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About Prospective: Autonomous Networked Operations
Markus Kantonen
CEO, founder of Stormcharge Limited
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About Stormcharge Limited: Stormcharge provides the autonomous vehicles market with the safest, most scalable and most cost effective command and control environments.
Ben Lumelsky
Co-founder/CEO of Carol
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About Carol: Carol is a simple, smart and affordable service, combining car insurance, servicing and maintenance.
