HERMES CEO SCOOPS TOP INDUSTRY AWARD

Hermes CEO Carole Woodhead has been honoured for her contribution to the logistics industry during a top awards ceremony. Carole was named Leader of the Year at the Women in Logistics UK Awards during a charity ball in Leicestershire that raised funds for Transaid.

The judging panel was impressed by how Carole has transformed Hermes into a leading multi-channel delivery solution that is highly responsive to changing retail and consumer requirements. Under Carole’s leadership, Hermes has achieved strong sales growth, in excess of 15% each year for the last five years, with profitability also increasing each year over that time period. As a result, Carole is heading up a substantial ?80m+ investment programme that will significantly strengthen Hermes’ infrastructure and cultivate the company’s technological capabilities over the next three years. In addition, Hermes’ first-time delivery success rate for its standard service now stands at 98.2%, which exceeds the industry average of 92.4%.

Speaking after the awards ceremony, Carole said: “It is a huge honour to be named Leader of the Year at the Women in Logistics UK Awards. Across the industry there are a huge number of women that are making a very real and extremely valuable contribution and it is fantastic to see that number continuing to grow. At Hermes I’m dedicated to creating a level playing field by having an environment whereby employees of both genders can flourish.”