MEET THE TRUSTEES

Without good and committed trustees, no charity can hope to succeed – their skills and enthusiasm make a real difference. Trustees have ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of their charity, ensuring that it is solvent and well-run, and delivering the charitable outcomes for which it was set up.

The DHL UK Foundation’s Trustees come from a broad background – with balance struck between DHL employees and independent representatives. This helps them make decisions in the best interest of the Foundation, weighing the close relationship enjoyed with DHL and the independence demanded by law.

	Chris Stephens is the chair and trustee of the DHL UK Foundation. He is also Chair of Traidcraft plc, and Senior Non-Executive Director of WSP plc and a Civil Service Commissioner. Before retiring in 2004, he was Group Human Resources Director for Exel plc (now DHL), responsible for 110,000 employees in 130 countries.
	Bob Stringer has over 30 years human resources experience in the manufacturing, logistics and public sectors, both in the UK and internationally. This includes 20 years with DHL and it's former companies. He is currently an independent human resources management consultant and has previously been a Trustee of two of the DHL pension schemes for over five years. Married with three children, he lives near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
	Tim Slater is the Managing Director of DHL Supply Chain's Industrial division. Based in Milton Keynes, the Industrial division operates across the UK, Middle East and Africa in the Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Technology and Oil, Gas and Chemicals sectors. Tim is also a Director and Trustee of the DHL Group Pension Scheme. He has a degree in business from Sheffield University and has worked in a variety of business development and general management roles within logistics for 18 years.
	Susanne Meier is Vice President CSR Strategy and Policy for Deutsche Post AG. After studying economics and having gained an MBA in marketing, Susanne joined Deutsche Post in 1991. She is responsible fo the GoHelp Stratagy - a global partnership with the UN to provide disaster management expertise, as well as overall Coroprate Responsibility communication and investment.
	Sarah Nancollas became a trustee in 2004. Following ten years in commercial logistics with Blue Circle and BP, she has worked for fifteen years in the voluntary sector mainly in Africa. Currently the chief executive of Canon Collins Trust and a trustee of Skillshare International she brings a wide experience of charity governance and management to the board of trustees.
	Sharon Davies is director corporate affairs, DHL UK and Ireland and joined the trustee board in 2007. Sharon has been with DHL for 12 years, during which time she has headed up the Corporate Social Responsibility strategy for DHL Express and government relations and communications programmes.
	Tim Gardener is global head of Investment Consulting at Mercer Investment Consulting. He also advises a small number of UK funds on a range of investment matters. Tim has nearly 30 years of experience within the pensions and investment consulting industry and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
	Richard Turner OBE was formerly chief executive of the Freight Transport Association. He received an OBE in the 2007 Queen’s birthday honours, for services to transport. Until his retirement in the same year, he had been with the FTA for 34 years, with nearly seven as chief executive.