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GCCA Future Leader Award Europe

This award recognized outstanding young professionals in the European cold storage industry who show potential for future career advancement but have not yet risen to top-level leadership positions within their country.

Europe Future Leader Award Winners

The GCCA Europe Future Leader Award (FLA) was launched in 2019. GCCA is pleased to recognize the winners and past winners of the UK Young Manager of the Year award, managed by the former Food Storage & Distribution Federation (FSDF), now rebranded the UK Cold Chain Federation, who all ran for the Global NextGen Award.

Nathan James

Lineage Logistics
2023 Winner of the GCCA Europe Future Leader Award

Corrin Hill

Lineage Logistics
2022 Winner of the GCCA Europe Future Leader Award

Alejandro Delgado Tarin

AGRO Merchants Group (part of Americold Logistics LLC)
2021 Winner of the GCCA Europe Future Leader Award

Luca Quaresima

NewCold, The Netherlands
2020 Winner of the GCCA Europe Future Leader Award and 2020 Winner of the GCCA Global NextGen Award

Ben Price

Grocontinental, an AGRO Merchants Group Company
2019 winner of the GCCA Europe Future Leader Award

Ben Price

Grocontinental
2018 winner of the UK Young Manager of the Year Award, FSDF

Steve Plant

Grocontinental
2017 winner of the UK Young Manager of the Year Award, FSDF

Cavan McKenna

XPO Logistics
2016 winner of the UK Young Manager of the Year Award, FSDF

Kane Thomason

XPO
2015 winner of the UK Young Manager of the Year Award, FSDF

Award Benefits

  • Finalists competed for the Europe Future Leader Award and participate in a leadership development experience.
  • Finalists received a complimentary ticket to the European Cold Chain Conference where the final normally takes place and get an opportunity to mingle with industry captains from across Europe.
  • Broaden knowledge and understanding of the industry
  • Connected with industry leaders in temperature-controlled logistics.
  • Access a guest seat in the GCCA European Logistics Council for one year.
  • If selected as the European Award Winner, competed in the Global NextGen Award

Award Eligibility

To be eligible for the award, applicants met the following criteria:

  • Be a European employee of a GCCA warehouse member company.
  • Be 35 years of age, or younger, at the time of the award application deadline.
  • Possess a minimum of three years of work experience in any sector of the industry, including (but not limited to): operations, administration, human resources, engineering, accounting, sales, customer service, or management.
  • Possess insight into their company's values, policies, and strategic direction.
  • Demonstrate excellence in their work and show potential to advance further in their career but have not yet risen to top-level leadership positions.
  • Available to participate in the competition and final round

 

Questions?

Please contact learning@gcca.org.