Simon Aynsley

Simon is an experienced senior executive in international shipping, maritime, trade, air & sea logistics, road & rail transport, vessel operations and integrated supply chain management having spent his 40-year career working for a number of global firms including DHL International (in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait and Bahrain), Nedlloyd Swire, P&O Nedlloyd, Japanese conglomerate NYK before joining the CMA CGM Group in 1998.

Simon held the positions of Group Managing Director for the UAE for 3 years and Group Managing Director for Australia/New Zealand for 10 years. He was responsible for the Group’s organisational transformation and increased profitability.

Simon has held a number of Board positions across multiple companies throughout his career and more recently served as Executive Director and CCO of start-up firm Spectainer, an innovation and technology company designing/manufacturing collapsible shipping containers in tandem with the world’s first fully automated collapsing stations. His strategic vision, commercial strategy and global network including Carriers, BCO’s, IFF’s, road, rail and barge operators have been key to the Company’s future financial success.

A graduate of Business Management from Melbourne University, Simon is married with 3 children however returns to the UAE this time round with his wife Jacqui only. Simon enjoys golf, Formula 1, Australian Rules, Rugby Union, Cricket and is a keen cook and gardener when time permits.