Ian Veitch handed over the presidency of the UK's Freight Transport Association to Leigh Pomlett, executive director, CEVA Group.
Veitch steps down after completing a three year term as FTA President. Pomlett graduated in business studies from Liverpool John Moores University in 1980 and joined the then government-owned National Freight Consortium as a management trainee.
He has worked in the road transport and logistics industry ever since, mainly in international operations.
During his extensive career in logistics, Pomlett has held various senior positions with BRS, Exel and DHL Supply Chain.
He joined CEVA in 2009 and took on his current role of executive director in January 2015, and works on a number of projects and initiatives around the world, including the mentoring of a number of managers within CEVA.