Meet The Team - UCARGO (2024)

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About Us Tony Kennedy Partner / Founder Tony Kennedy Partner / Founder Paul Martin Partner Paul Martin Partner Scott Nicoll Financial Controller Scott Nicoll Financial Controller Jackie Goodman Office Manager  Jackie Goodman Office Manager  Andrew Barron Operations Manager Andrew Barron Operations Manager Ellis Ivings Operations Executive Ellis Ivings Operations Executive Ilona Laskowska Executive Assistant to Partner Ilona Laskowska Executive Assistant to Partner Chloe Broadway Business Development Manager Chloe Broadway Business Development Manager Ami Ahmed Sales Operator Ami Ahmed Sales Operator Naomi Andrews Accounts Assistant Naomi Andrews Accounts Assistant James Shaw Accounts Payable administrator James Shaw Accounts Payable administrator Shirley Williams HR Manager Shirley Williams HR Manager Tabitha Martin Marketing and Branding Manager Tabitha Martin Marketing and Branding Manager Mark Kennedy Global Sales Director Mark Kennedy Global Sales Director Cheryl Sullivan Branch Manger (Manchester) Cheryl Sullivan Branch Manger (Manchester) Steve Rogers Operations Manager Steve Rogers Operations Manager Rachel Dunn Accounts Branch Manager - Ucargo Pacific Rachel Dunn Accounts Branch Manager - Ucargo Pacific Ruth Budd Business Development - Ucargo Pacific Ruth Budd Business Development - Ucargo Pacific Davina Whalley Senior Operations Co-Ordinator Davina Whalley Senior Operations Co-Ordinator Louise Desilus Operations Assistant Louise Desilus Operations Assistant Shelly Hemingway Operations Executive (Implant Services) Shelly Hemingway Operations Executive (Implant Services) Catherine Tebutt Operations Executive Catherine Tebutt Operations Executive References

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Tony Kennedy

Partner / Founder

After 43 years of working in logistics, Tony set up UCARGO with business partner and long time friend Paul.

Beginning UCARGO was an exciting transition for Tony who had previously worked for a large shipping company for many years. Having built up relationships and vast knowledge of freight forwarding he decided to set up his own business. When paired with Paul’s corporate background, UCARGO has grown from a start-up into an international business.

The freedom to choose the clients and who he wanted to work with as well as the industries that UCARGO focused on were important to develop. Tony thrives on going after increasingly challenging and complex projects and this has allowed UCARGO to develop and do more and more projects, bring on more staff, and open offices around the world.

Favorite quote?
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. -Paulo Coelho

Your top 3 favorite Podcasts/Books?
Anthony Middleton SAS: Who Dares Wins: Leadership Secrets from the Special Forces

What are the values that drive you?
Integrity

What do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
Holidays with family, whisky

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Paul Martin

Partner

Paul has a background in corporate finance spanning three decades prior to setting up the UCARGO with Business partner and long-time friend Tony Kennedy.

Paul is one of the UCARGO partners and manages the accounts and financial side of the business. While running Ucargo provides plenty of challenges, both the control and cultivation of growing a new business is something Paul enjoys while working here.

What are the values that drive you?
Do the right thing.

What do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
Fly fishing, smoking cigars and drinking malt whisky

Favourite Quote
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken

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Scott Nicoll

Financial Controller

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Jackie Goodman

Office Manager 

Jackie has been working at UCARGO for 5 years with an experienced back ground in the industry. After stumbling into shipping by accident starting as a documentation clerk, 20 years later she has absorbed everything the shipping world has thrown at her and grown, developed and built in her experience to come to UCARGO in the early days to manage the increasingly more complex projects that we work on. Keeping the team motivated, delegating jobs and project management is an important part of Jackies role as well as as managing and retaining our clients throughout all the amusement/music/entertainment and defence industries that our clients span.

Jackie enjoys the diversity and challenges of the role and company, you can be dealing with a small shipment or a huge project, every shipment is treated the same – No two days are the same in Logistics and things can change at a drop of a hat.

Favorite quote?
Smiles are contagious so please spread them 😊

Your top 3 favorite Podcasts/Books?
Fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop café/Colour purple/The Graft

What’s your background?
I have 3 grown up children and 2 grandchildren I live with my partner and 3 x English springer spaniels that we rescued from Battersea dogs home and we are very happy.

What do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
I like games nights with family and friends. I enjoy spending time with my grandchildren. And I like to binge-watch on Netflix’s with a bottle of Budweiser and a Chinese.

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Ellis Ivings

Operations Executive

Ellis completed an NVQ in xxxx and spent 5 years prior to joining UCARGO working with another freight forwarder covering operations, and came to work with us 3 years ago. It provides a fast paced and dynamic environment for growth and to keep things interesting.

Your favourite Podcasts/Books? That Peter Crouch podcast

What are the values that drive you? Honesty & commitment.

What do you enjoy doing when you are not working? Watching football, walking the dogs, Dining out.

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Ilona Laskowska

Executive Assistant to Partner

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Chloe Broadway

Business Development Manager

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Naomi Andrews

Accounts Assistant

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James Shaw

Accounts Payable administrator

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Tabitha Martin

Marketing and Branding Manager

With a back ground in fashion and Photoshoot production Tabitha joined UCARGO to start working on the Marketing and Branding development side of the company. Developing a strong visual identity including the website has been important as well as working on ways to market the company to its relevant industries.

Favouritequote?
Swim Valiantly

Your top 3 favourite Podcasts/Books?
I like escapism novels and have really enjoyed this year reading the books that the 90s film Practical Magic was based on. I love his Dark Materials trilogy and the other books from Philip Pullman as well.

What do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
Seeing friends, going vintage and charity shop shopping, going out for food and drinks, getting dressed up to go out .. I like doing gym classes as well (all the things I’ve not really been able to do this year). I also love cooking and entertaining for friends and family.

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Mark Kennedy

Global Sales Director

Keeping logistics in the family Mark isa twin with Tony and is the Manchester based counterpart.

With a sales oriented background, Marks first job was at Hellman where he worked for twenty years, developing skills and contacts within general cargo; from being an operations clerk to a UK Sales Manager. The past ten years Mark worked with UTC as a Country Manager, building a strong UK business for the company, involving working both in Shanghai China and Atlanta USA.

So it was a natural progression to come and work with Tony and build the Manchester office, to work on specifically the Pacific logistics where he develops local and international business incorporating strong personal relationships with staff, partners and global customers.

Favourite quote?
Get it right first time every time

What are the values that drive you?
In business Integrity and honesty is everything

What do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
I am passionate about Music, love Simple minds and go to concerts around the world, I also am passionate about watching and playing cricket being a member of the Bashers cricket club in Shanghai. I also love travelling and been lucky to visit some incredible places both for work and pleasure. Ideal day skiing in Chamonix having a long cocktail after an afternoon of skiing followed by a concert with great friends.

Oh and a night out with my Twin Brother.

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Cheryl Sullivan

Branch Manger (Manchester)

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Steve Rogers

Operations Manager

Steve has a background in Export shipping and has been working in logistics and freight forwarding for some years. He thrives on the busy and time sensitive environment nature of the industry and came to UCARGO several years ago to work in the Manchester office.
He likes to set goal oriented targets forhimself andthe team and keep the office busyand working hardand the variation and challenge that of offering all packages of logistics to clients.

Favourite Podcasts/Books?
SAS Books

What are the values that drive you?
Work with smile, teamwork

What do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
I run a Martial Club and also head coach of U12s football team. I am also reopening female fitness class locally – but will also aim to Promote football team fitness performance services.

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Rachel Dunn

Accounts Branch Manager - Ucargo Pacific

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Ruth Budd

Business Development - Ucargo Pacific

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Davina Whalley

Senior Operations Co-Ordinator

Davinahas been working in the freight forwarding industry for ten yearsworkingon all modes of transport with Sea FreightSupervisorexperience. Shejoined UCARGOPacific Logistics in Manchesterthis yearand hasusedher experience to work oninternal sales through quoting customers and generating new business, processing road, air and sea bookings with the carriers and attending to documentation and customs entries.

Aftergaining aDegree in Tourismshe spent several yearsbackpackingthe globe whileworkingand living overseas includingNew Zealand, California, Nevada , Arizona , Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. Combining travelling withalove for Music festivals both in the UK and Europe.

Favorite quote?
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Oscar Wilde

What are the values that drive you?
Honesty, team work and most importantly work hard play hard 😊

What do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
Socialising with friends, attending gigs, clubs and festivals, participating in poker tournaments,  Arts and crafts and most recently embarked on training in the martial arts of Kung Fu.

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Louise Desilus

Operations Assistant

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Shelly Hemingway

Operations Executive (Implant Services)

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Catherine Tebutt

Operations Executive

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