TheUnipart Grouphas appointed a new IT
chief. The firm has hired Carl Powell as CIO of its logistics and
manufacturing divisions.
Powell has worked for the car parts and logistics firm for more
than 10 years after previous roles with Nissan and Woolworths.
Until his CIO appointment, Powell headed Unipart's supply chain
consultancy, working globally with clients such as Shell,
Rolls-Royce and British Airways.
Powell said, "In the last 12 months, Unipart Logistics has
signed new contracts with Waterstones, Blackwell, Pets At Home,
Apple and Fujitsu, as well as seeing increased organic growth from
existing clients such as Vodafone, BSkyB, Halfords and
Homebase.
"This means greater reliance and pressure on our IT capability
and the need for a real focus on our IT strategy."
