Gerald Rowe, managing director of a hartrodt South Africa, has been appointed to the board of directors of forwarding industry training provider Global Trade Training (GTT). “We see a hartrodt as a strong company that is expanding on many fronts. On a worldwide basis we see significant synergies in becoming involved with a company like GTT because it has the potential to raise levels of competency across the supply chain in every area of the world in which a hartrodt operates as well as those into which we will grow,” said Rowe of his decision to join the board. “We function in an environment in which competition between different freight forwarding companies decreases in significance whilst the competitiveness of different supply chains plays an increasing role in distinguishing between the average and the exceptional. “In such an environment cooperation between role players is key. GTT, with its strong freight forwarder shareholding, represents a valuable asset as industry’s partner for the future.” Rowe believes that in order to exploit the available opportunities, freight forwarders require enhanced levels of competency, not only in the traditional areas of moving cargo internationally but also in the end-to-end management of inventory. “My primary role at GTT will be to harness the resources of our stakeholders so that GTT can become a profitable, sustainable entity through the diversification of its product offerings, its market penetration and its training delivery methodologies.”
