New ops director manoeuvres into position at JS Davidson
Temperature-controlled distribution specialist JS Davidson has appointed David Davidson as its new operations director – a brand new role for the company.
The son of MD John Davidson, the role will involve him overseeing the day-to-day operations, whilst also refining and enhancing the company’s processes.
He previously spent 23 years in the military, serving tours in Cyprus, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan, latterly as a staff sergeant with the 4th Regiment, Royal Artillery.
John Davidson said: “As a business we have always looked to place significant emphasis on creating a family-centric environment at JS Davidson and ensuring that we position that culture at the forefront of the business.
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“Having being charged with overseeing, motiving, and training military personnel as well as pushing the implementation of new processes within his department, we recognised that David would be a valuable addition to the JS Davidson family.
“The military has a number of synergies with the logistics industry and many of the skills and expertise David has developed over his career are both transferable and relevant and crucially can offer us something entirely unique.”
David Davidson said: “My appointment as JS Davidson’s new operations director is an incredibly proud moment and one which I feel is a natural next step in my career.
“My time in the military will enable me to leverage the valuable skills that I acquired during my service and apply those in helping to enhance JS Davidson’s processes and ultimately drive greater efficiency throughout the business.”
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