OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM

BEN FITTS

National Manager, Mainfreight Air & Ocean New Zealand
With Mainfreight since 1999

Responsible for the Mainfreight Air & Ocean business in New Zealand comprising our Airfreight, Seafreight and Perishables operations, Ben began with us as a young graduate in 1999 before embarking on his OE. Upon returning, Ben managed our Christchurch International Seafreight office with profit and revenue growth over the five years he was involved.

BRYAN CURTIS

National Manager, Mainfreight Transport Australia
With Mainfreight since 1980

Bryan's responsibilities cover the transport operations of Mainfreight Distribution throughout Australia.  Bryan is one of our "originals" and has had a variety of positions including operational, sales and branch management roles in New Zealand and Australia, most recently as National Manager of Owens in New Zealand.

CARL GEORGE

National Manager, Transport New Zealand
With Mainfreight since 1995

Carl has responsibility for the Domestic Transport operations in New Zealand, encompassing all the Group's forwarding brands:  Mainfreight, Owens, Daily Freight and Chemcouriers.  Carl has held a variety of roles since joining the Company as a graduate in 1995; most recently as New Zealand Group Sales Manager where he successfully increased Group revenues in each year that he held the role.

CARL HOWARD-SMITH

General Counsel Mainfreight Group
With Mainfreight since 1978

Mainfreight's lawyer since its commencement in 1978, board member since 1983 and General Counsel.  Carl interacts on a daily basis with the executive management team across all divisions, and is intimately involved in due diligence and associated requirements during our acquisitions activities.

CRAIG EVANS

General Manager, Supply Chain New Zealand
With Mainfreight since 1986

Craig is responsible for our New Zealand warehousing operations and plays an integral role in the development of our supply chain strategies and customer relationships. Craig has held a variety of roles across the Group in his 26 years with us and is amply qualified to provide senior leadership of our Group supply chain.

DAVID SCOTT

National Group Sales Manager, Australia
With Mainfreight since 2000

David is responsible for leading and managing all sales teams across the Group in Australia.  His leadership has seen sales revenues across our Australian divisions increase dramatically over the past five years.  David has held a variety of roles within the transport industry within Australasia.

GREG HOWARD

Global Manager, CaroTrans
With Mainfreight since 1999

Greg is a Bostonian and has spent most of his working life with CaroTrans. Greg spent two years in New Zealand as National Manager for Mainfreight International and has also had roles in a number of European countries while working for CaroTrans.  Greg's responsibilities include the development of our CaroTrans brand and NVOCC operations around the world.

JOHN HEPWORTH

Director and President Mainfreight USA
With Mainfreight since 1998

John has held senior roles in various parts of the world for Mainfreight and now has the role of Director and President of Mainfreight USA, leading that company's development and growth.  John also has an oversight role for our International businesses in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, which includes identifying and developing opportunities for regions we have yet to establish ourselves in.  John joined Mainfreight through our acquisition of his business, ISS Express Lines, in 1998.

JON GUNDY

European Manager, Mainfreight Air & Ocean B.V.
With Mainfreight since 2004

Jon moved with his family to the Netherlands in late 2011, to lead the Mainfreight Air & Sea business in Europe. Jon joined Mainfreight through the acquisition of Owens, where he held operational and sales management roles within various Owens divisions over the previous eight years. Jon’s previous role was with our New Zealand International division where he oversaw strong periods of growth and development.

KEVIN DRINKWATER

Group IT Manager
With Mainfreight since 1986

Kevin's portfolio covers all our IT solutions throughout our operations worldwide, including the development and application of new technology ensuring our technological competitive advantage continues and that these solutions add more value to our customer relationships and operating efficiencies.

LINDA HUANG

Regional Manager, China
With Mainfreight since 2000

Linda has responsibility for the operations of our branches in mainland China and has been instrumental in identifying opportunities for expansion and growth. Linda was an original shareholder of the Asian business that we bought in 2007, and has remained with us in this senior role. She has been involved in international freight forwarding for the past 19 years..

MARK NEWMAN

European Manager, Wim Bosman Group
With Mainfreight since 1982

Mark has responsibility for our European acquisition, Wim Bosman Group, and he and his family have relocated to the Netherlands. He previously ran the New Zealand freight forwarding operations and has past experience managing both domestic and international branches. Mark began his career with us loading freight and is one of our first graduates.

MARTIN DEVEREUX

Group Manager - Team Development
With Mainfreight since 2000

Martin joined Mainfreight as a member of our graduate intake during 2000, having completed law and management degrees at Waikato University.  His roles have included loading freight, operations, sales and more recently the management of our training division in Australia.  Martin’s responsibilities include our training regimes, Training Academy, graduate recruitment programmes, and health and safety.

MICHAEL FORKENBROCK

National Manager, CaroTrans Inc, USA
With Mainfreight since 2001

Michael oversees the operations of CaroTrans in the United States.  His previous roles in CaroTrans have included sales leadership and branch management, assisting CaroTrans to record levels of growth and productivity over the past ten years.  Prior to joining CaroTrans Michael worked in a variety of roles within the US NVOCC industry.

MICHAEL LOFARO

General Manager, Mainfreight Asia
With Mainfreight since 1998

Michael has led our operations in Asia since January 2008 and in that time the Asian team has successfully opened five new branches in China and one in Singapore. Michael continues to focus on opportunities to expand in China and through Southeast Asia. He joined Mainfreight through the acquisition of ISS Express Lines of which he was a shareholder. Michael’s previous roles include the leadership of Mainfreight International in Australia.

NIC KAY

National Group Sales Manager, New Zealand
With Mainfreight since 1997

Nic is responsible for the leadership and management of all sales teams across the Group in New Zealand. Nic has held a variety of roles within the Group, including managing the successful Daily Freight Christchurch operation.  Nic has a passion for sales and for the development of our sales teams.

RENÉ VAN HOUTUM

National Manager, Mainfreight Logistics Australia
With Mainfreight since 2011
With Wim Bosman since 1994

René accepted the role to lead our Logistics business in Australia late in 2011, having previously spent 17 years in a variety of roles with Wim Bosman Group in the Netherlands, most recently managing our Ostend, Belgium warehousing and logistics operations.

RODD MORGAN

Australia Manager
With Mainfreight since 2003

Rodd has the role of overseeing the Group’s operations throughout Australia – Domestic Freight Forwarding, Logistics and our International business. Rodd has previous experience in the Australian Transport industry, including leadership roles in sales and operations. His previous role managing our successful Australian Domestic transport operations saw revenue and profit improve during his tenure.

STEPHEN THOROGOOD

National Manager, Mainfreight International Australia
With Mainfreight since 1994

Stephen manages Mainfreight International's operations throughout Australia.  He also has responsibility for our WACO agency relationships around the world and has recently been appointed to the Board of WACO. Stephen joined Mainfreight through the acquisition of ISS Express Lines in 1998.  He has held numerous roles within the freight industry over many years, including significant branch management roles within Mainfreight.

TIM WILLIAMS

Chief Financial Officer
With Mainfreight since 1994

Tim joined Mainfreight through the acquisition of Daily Freightways in 1994 and since 1995 he has been responsible for the Group's financial affairs. This includes, in conjunction with the Managing Director, relationships with our Auditors, Tax Advisors, Brokers, Analysts, Bankers, and the NZX.  He also plays an integral role in our acquisition activities.