MA degrees, Universities of Aberdeen and British Columbia; PhD, University College London. Professor of Logistics, Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg. Professor Emeritus, Heriot-Watt University, UK. Visiting Professorships, Dalian Maritime University, Central University of Finance and Economics (Beijing), University of Stellenbosch, Cranfield University. Chartered Fellow, UK Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. Former Member: EU High Level Group on Logistics; Former Chairman: Transport Advisory Group of EU Horizon 2020 Research Programme; Lead author of the 5th Assessment Report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Adviser to international organizations and corporations. Expertise: logistics and supply chain management, freight transport policy, environmental aspects of logistics. Recipient of awards: Herbert Crow Memorial Award (2002); Sir Robert Lawrence Award, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (2003); European Logistics Association Fellowship (2015)