Whistl hires FedEx’s Jon Stockton as part of shakeup

UK delivery management company Whistl has hired Jon Stockton as Director Fulfilment and Contact Centres (South) to lead the Northampton, Rushden and Farnborough sites.

Stockton joins the company from FedEx, most recently holding the post of Vice President Ground Operations UK.  He has been with the company 26 years, joining TNT Express at the start of his management career. His experience includes building and leading high performing teams in the logistics, fulfilment and depot operations areas.

Stockton’s appointment coincides with a restructuring of the overall management team with Kevin Read promoted to the role of Director Fulfilment and Contact Centres (North) covering all facilities and operations in the North of the country. They will report into Noel Lambert, Managing Director, who also has responsibility for the online retail platform, Ethical Superstore.

Whistl has invested in fulfilment and contact centres in the past year including a new warehouse in Northampton and the acquisition of Clientbase Fulfilment in December.

The company now has eight fulfilment warehouses across the UK, totalling over 1 million square feet of fulfilment space and over 500 seat contact centre capability.

CEO, Whistl Nick Wells, said: “We are delighted that Stockton has joined the team and congratulate Read on his promotion. Together with Read they will continue to drive our growth and success in the fulfilment and contact centre markets.  We are actively seeking the additional capacity to service the growth of existing clients and our new e-commerce clients.”