Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has appointed Gillian Haythornthwaite to the position of non-executive director; human resources (HR).

Haythornthwaite is a senior HR professional with over 30 years’ experience working at executive and board level.

She runs an independent HR consultancy business specialising in supporting companies to up-skill their HR teams, meet ethical compliance requirements, target and track objectives and develop performance appraisal schemes.

She has previously worked with the B&H Worldwide team on specific projects for a number of years and will now be focussed on performance management and corporate culture strategy.

Chief executive Stuart Allen said: “Gillian’s extensive HR experience is exactly what we require as we embark on the next stage of B&H Worldwide’s international growth plan.

"As a specialist service provider we also need to ensure our own HR objectives and goals are aligned across all locations and that we can measure and appraise our own performance as we move forward. I warmly welcome her to our team."