Transportation & Logistics International Volume 11 - Issue 3 | Page 72

Garrets International
▲ Neil Donaldson , Strategy & Transformation Director
When Lars joined as Managing Director , the company was in the middle of an incredibly ambitious agenda change . With his appointment , Lars spearheaded a new wave of progress to fulfill the company ’ s ambitions . After speaking with Lars about the new direction the company was taking , Neil , Garret International ’ s then Operations Director , made the bold decision to move into a new role . “ In short , my new job as Strategy & Transformation Director is to make change happen ,” he explains . “ Lars and I spoke shortly after he joined the company , and we discussed how I could support his management in a way that also brought us closer to achieving the strategic goals of the business .”
And what business is that exactly ? Lars breaks it down for us : “ The current iteration of the company was established through a merger in 2016 , which brought together Garrets International and Sea Star Management – the number one and
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