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Head Talks 11
Head Talks
Interview with Nigel Moore, member SCLG
Executive Committee, and Managing Director
Logistics Recruitment Middle East & Africa
Please tell us a bit about your
background and work experience?
I have been in the transport and logistics
industry for 23 years with assignments in
a wide variety of countries, cultures and
businesses since leaving the UK in 1984.
After graduating with a Degree in
Maritime Commerce from Cardiff, UK I
spent some time in London working in
port management before coming to Dubai
to help develop Port Rashid in the 1980s.
Since then, I have held senior positions in
the maritime, aviation and logistics sectors
around the world, including Board level
responsibility for various businesses.
Focus throughout my career has been on
developing new products, growing
businesses and implementing value-added
services to win and retain clients. Much
time has also been spent on developing
human resources through structured
organisational development programmes.
I travel extensively and have lived in
France, Egypt, Philippines, Singapore,
Australia and Dubai.
Today, I am the Managing Director of
Logistics Recruitment Middle East &
Africa, a specialist recruitment business
focusing solely on the Logistics and
Supply Chain sector with offices in Dubai,
Amsterdam, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney,
Melbourne and Brisbane.
Share with us your experience of
working in the Middle East?
The Middle East today is very different
from 20 years ago. On the plus side, we
live in a dynamic modern business
environment with a great “can do“ attitude.
On the down side, we now suffer the same
time pressures that beset the rest of the
world and the local culture has become less
visible to the expatriate work force.
Tell us how you got associated with SCLG?
It’s always good to try and put something
back into the industry you work in and
when a few people asked me to get
involved I was happy to do so.
As an SCLG executive committee
member, what’s the biggest challenge in
your job?
Finding time to work on SCLG issues!
Could you speak about some of the
positive impacts of SCLG’s active
collaboration with CSCMP, USA?
CSCMP is a very professional organisation
and the people provide a good template
for SCLG’s own activities. It was
interesting to see the success of the
CSCMP conference in Dubai last year
where SCLG worked hard to encourage
participation from our members.
What can be done to further unify the
supply chain and logistics professionals
across continents?
Collaboration between regional logistics
and supply chain organizations is a good
way to start. For example, I am now
involved in the Supply Chain Asia
organisation and it will be worthwhile to
encourage links between this dynamic
Asian group and the SCLG.
How do you balance a full time job and
responsibilities of SCLG’s Executive
Committee member?
It’s difficult to balance any of your
activities these days in the region – there
are always new and interesting
opportunities to pursue, but somehow I
manage to find the time for this
worthwhile organisation.
What is your advice to youngsters who
wish to enter your profession?
Get good training and then join a
company that values further training and
internal career development. A company
with good organisational development
ideals will provide a good platform from
which to learn and grow in your career. At
the same time, decide where you want to
go in your career and actively manage
your own progress rather than ‘wait and see.’
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