Stephen Taylor has over 35 years of commercial and management experience. Stephen’s career has been spent working for multinational companies, a Public Private Partnership and in management consultancy. From an initial role in warehouse and distribution management with a leading UK high street retailer, Stephen has pursued a successful business career embracing supply chain systems design, business planning, FMCG and construction products sourcing and international marketing. He has extensive experience in logistics management, international trade development and capital investment projects including direct accountability for businesses in his General Manager roles. As Project Director of a PPP for economic development and port centric business growth, he formulated and led multi-disciplinary work programmes to promote and win new transport infrastructure, trade growth and inward investment around the UK’s largest ports’ complex.

In 2010 and 2011 Stephen was Chair of the Port Centric Logistics Conference organised by Navigate Events.

He is a Director at UK Ports and Logistics Ltd and co-founder and Director of Port Centric Logistics Partners Ltd in the UK.