NEW CEO FOR NATIONAL ROAD CARRIERS

Justin Tighe-Umbers is the new CEO of the National Road Carriers Association. He moves into the role on Monday, 15 August.

Tighe-Umbers was executive director at the Board of Airlines Representatives NZ (BARNZ) and held several senior and management roles over seven years at Chorus NZ.

John Baillie, NRC chair, says Tighe-Umbers’ ability to meet membership and commercial strategic imperatives puts him in good stead for the role.

“Recently, we have made significant changes to the strategy and the structure of the organisation and finding the right CEO to take NRC forward is critical in delivering on this strategy for our members,” says Baillie. “We believe Justin has a great mix of expertise to meet this challenge.”

Baillie says the new NRC strategy has sharpened the focus on working with members. Listening and understanding their reallife issues, concerns, and frustrations to provide the services and solutions that meet their needs both now and in the long-term is front of mind, as is continuing to expand NRC’s role in Wellington around policy and regulation, engaging actively in the legislation submission process.

“Justin’s recent experience in the airline industry and telecommunications means he has been working in highly regulated environments undergoing significant change, not unlike the challenges facing the transport industry,” he says.

“I am excited to be taking on the role of CEO for NRC at a time when awareness of the criticality of freight and supply chains, especially land transport, has never been higher,” says Tighe-Umbers.

“My focus will be on leveraging this awareness to ensure that it translates into policies that successfully set up road transport and logistics operators to thrive. The NRC team is well-positioned to do this – and is highly regarded by members and key industry stakeholders. Because the organisation is memberdriven, NRC has a unique ability to share the real impact of infrastructure decisions with officials and ministers,” he says.