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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE A monthly wrap up of the latest appointments in the supply chain, materials handling and logistics industry.
ASHEESH CHACKO – DRIVE YELLO
DARREN NUGENT – CBRE
Last mile delivery provider Drive Yello has appointed Asheesh Chacko as co-CEO, working alongside fellow co-CEO and Founder Steve Fanale. This new appointment comes as Drive Yello continues to see record-breaking demand for fast delivery after seeing 100
CBRE has appointed Darren Nugent as Regional Director Pacific. He joined the company in 2006 and partnered with teams across the company’s offices in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For the past 10 years, he has been its Hong Kong Executive Director of Office Advisory & Transaction Services. Under his leadership, CBRE’s
per cent increase in revenue/deliveries in 2021. In his new role, Asheesh will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the business including operations, team, finance, and driver community. Asheesh joins the company with extensive experience in scaling up businesses and has served in leadership positions within the cross section of the food and technology industries including Chief
Hong Kong office business won the RICS Office Agency Team of the Year award five times. He has also received several clientrelated accolades. In his new role, he will focus on strengthening and growing CBRE’s Occupier platform. He says he is excited to relocate with his family to Melbourne for this opportunity.
Operating Officer at me&u and Chief Financial Officer at Dimmi.
SIMON LIVINGSTONE – LINFOX
GREG THOMAS – LINFOX
Linfox has appointed Simon Livingstone as its President Intermodal. Based in Melbourne, Simon is responsible for Linfox’s Intermodal operations across Australia, overseeing the provision of interstate transport by road, rail, and sea. Simon has held multiple roles since joining Linfox in 2010. In 2016, Simon was appointed to the senior leadership team as General Manager, Resources and
Linfox has appointed Greg Thomas as its President Retail. Based in Sydney, Greg is responsible for managing warehousing and distribution for leading grocery and department store retailers in Australia. Greg
Industrial where he led transport solutions for the resources, mining, oil and gas, industrial and infrastructure sectors, before moving to the role of General Manager Retail in 2019.
Most recently, Greg was Chief Executive Officer for Linfox International Group, where he has led the company’s growth across South-East Asia and expanded its footprint in the Mekong region since 2017.
joined Linfox in 1995 and worked with Linfox’s Resources and Industrial business unit before transferring to the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) team in 2008. He was appointed President of FMCG in 2014.
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