Newly Appointed Associate Director, Richard Koch, Brings 29 Years of Logistics,
Transport Sector Experience to APAC Team
Atlanta, GA & Sydney, Australia – December 10, 2014 – Chainalytics, a recognized global leader in market intelligence, analytics, and supply chain consulting, today announced the appointment of Richard Koch, as Associate Director for its regional Asia-Pacific supply chain consulting practise. Koch will further deepen and expand Chainalytics’ global transportation practise’s understanding of the unique Asia-Pacific (APAC) region’s supply chain issues from both strategic and tactical perspectives.
“Richard’s appointment represents Chainalytics’ strong, continued commitment to building a global end-to-end supply chain consultancy, further supporting our growth in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond,” said Tim Foster, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Chainalytics. “He brings an enormous amount of logistics knowledge and transportation optimisation experience not only to our APAC team based here in Sydney, but to our global transportation practise as a whole.”
With strong, hands-on logistics and transportation expertise, Koch, having completed over 160 successful transportation optimisation, transport sourcing, warehouse optimisation, logistics outsourcing and performance improvement consulting engagements has experience across a variety of industries including automotive, food and beverage, consumer electronics, retail, industrial and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).
Prior to joining Chainalytics, Koch founded Sydney-based supply chain management consulting firm, New World Logistics. He also worked for U.S.-based Viking Freight Systems (now a part of FedEx); DTM Business Logistics; as well as, Australia-based Linfox Group, one of the largest privately owned logistics companies in the world.
“I look forward to continuing to discover value for leading supply chain organizations around the world,” Koch said. “I am also keen to collaborate with Chainalytics’ additional practise areas to fully leverage their innovative methodologies, leading tools and established resources.”
About Chainalytics
Bright Minds. Better Methods. Best Outcomes. Chainalytics accelerates fact-based transformation for supply chain leaders around the globe, including 18 of Gartner’s Top 25 supply chains. We bring unparalleled passion to our core purpose: to help leaders realize maximum value from their supply chains. Our combination of top supply chain talent, proven methodologies and proprietary market intelligence delivers actionable insight and measurable outcomes. With locations across Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe, Chainalytics serves companies globally in a borderless fashion.
