GCCA Future Leader Award Europe
This award is organized by the Global Cold Chain Alliance. It recognizes 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
How to Apply
The 2023 Europe Future Leader Award competition is now closed for submissions.
Benefits of Participating in the Award
- Finalists will compete for the Europe Future Leader Award and participate in a leadership development experience.
- Finalists will receive 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.
- If selected as the European Award Winner, they will compete in the Global NextGen Award
- Broaden knowledge and understanding of the industry
- Connect with industry leaders in temperature-controlled logistics.
- Access a guest seat in the GCCA European Logistics Council for one year.
Award Eligibility
To be eligible for the award, applicants must meet the following criteria*:
*one applicant per company
- 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.
- Be available to participate in the competition and final round
Applicants for the award will be evaluated by a panel of industry leaders. The Europe Future Leader Award Recipient will qualify to compete against other GCCA future leaders from around the world in the annual Global NextGen competition. To compete in both the European competition and the Global NextGen competition, competitors must be fluent in English.
Apply Now
If you are, or know, a young talent interested in running for the award, apply now.
Announcement of Winner
The candidate with the highest overall score will be announced at the end of the GCCA European Cold Chain Conference followed by a Press Release. The Europe Future Leader Award Recipient will represent the region in the GCCA Global NextGen Award program, competing against future leaders from around the globe.
Apply Now
If you are, or know, a young talent interested in running for the award, apply now.
Questions?
Please contact Julie Hanson.
