Derek Bell FCILT, Managing Director

Derek formed Bisham in 1992, following a career in logistics that included the roles of Director at Lex Transfleet and Managing Director of P&O Distribution. Under his leadership Bisham has expanded into one of the leading independent logistics consultancies in Europe.

Derek’s long portfolio of clients include Becton Dickinson, Cadbury Schweppes, Chubb, Exel Logistics, Hoffman-La Roche, Kidde Safety, Kraft Jacob Suchard, Novartis, Sonæ, Unipart and Yarpivo (Russia’s second largest brewery).

His assignments include:

• Establishing a single EDC in Strasbourg for a major Swiss healthcare company
• Setting up an RDC on a green-field site for a major blue chip retailer in the UK
• A major reorganisation of a fully automated storage and picking facility at a European Distribution Centre in Belgium
• Preparing both a world wide logistics strategy and a detailed European strategy for the supply of critical spare parts
• Designing a warehouse to handle high volumes of goods on both road and rail.

Derek trained as a Statistician. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and a Board Director and Fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Transport.