Xpediator PLC Senior Management Appointment
January 17 2019 - 1:00AM
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Xpediator PLC
17 January 2019
17 January 2019
XPEDIATOR PLC
("Xpediator" or "the Company" or "the Group")
Senior Management Appointment
Simon Youd appointed as Group Head of M&A and
Integration
The board of Xpediator, (AIM: XPD), a leading provider of
freight management services across the UK and Europe, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Simon Youd as Group Head of M&A and
Integration and to the Group's operational board.
Prior to joining Xpediator, Simon was a director of Woodland
Group Limited ("Woodland"), the international logistic, freight
forwarding and supply chain specialist. Following qualification as
a chartered accountant, Simon worked as a corporate financier for
Deloitte and then for Grant Thornton before entering the logistics
industry by joining Woodland in 2009 as CFO. Since 2016, Simon has
been responsible for sourcing, accessing and developing acquisition
opportunities for Woodland alongside responsibilities for business
development, contract negotiation and managing an internationally
spread finance department.
Chief Executive of Xpediator, Stephen Blyth said: "I am very
pleased Simon has joined us and I believe it reflects well on the
Group that he has chosen to do so. Simon is a senior industry
figure with strong M&A credentials and an excellent strategic
understanding of the future direction of our industry. Xpediator is
a platform upon which we are building a much larger business and
Simon will play a key role in helping to manage the integration of
new acquisitions alongside the identification and completion of new
opportunities. We are looking forward to working with him."
Commenting on his appointment, Simon Youd, said, "I have been
watching the expansion of Xpediator with interest and so I am
delighted to be joining at this time when the Group is expanding
successfully both geographically and through additional services. I
believe our industry is ripe for further consolidation."
Enquiries
Xpediator plc Tel: +44 (0)330 043
2395
Stephen Blyth, Chief Executive Officer Email: info@xpediator.com
Stuart Howard, Chief Financial Officer
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Nominated Advisor Tel: +44 (0)20 3470
& Joint Broker) 0470
Jeff Keating
Caroline Rowe
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0)20 7894
7000
David Foreman, Michael Boot (Corporate Finance)
Caspar Shand Kydd (Sales)
Novella Communications (Financial Public Relations) Tel: +44 (0)20 3151
7008
Tim Robertson
Toby Andrews
About Xpediator:
Xpediator is a well-established international provider of
freight management services. Established in 1988 by CEO Stephen
Blyth today the Group's International network of offices provides
road, sea and air freight services, together with logistics and
warehousing in the UK and Romania. The business offers integrated
freight management within the supply chain logistics and fulfilment
sector, through their three main areas: freight forwarding,
logistics & warehousing and transport services. With
headquarters in Braintree, Essex and country offices in nine CEE
countries across 38 sites, the Group currently employs 938 people
and was successfully listed on London's AIM market in August
2017.
For more information, please visit: www.xpediator.com.
Alternatively, do follow us on Twitter at @Xpediator or find us
on LinkedIn at Xpediator Plc.
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