The Team
Our team is highly experienced in the areas of transport intelligence, logistics, retail and customer service. We believe in a future where travelling in urban centres does not involve stress or damage to the environment. We believe that the best way to de-carbonise travel is by offering a tempting choice that is clearly more attractive.
Ali McKay, Chairman
Has had a varied career including the Royal Air Force, spent flying fighter aircraft, retiring with the rank of Group captain. Ali joined the John Lewis Partnership as Director of Selling at Waitrose, responsible for the development, trading activity and management of all the Waitrose shops. In 2000 he took up the post of Partners' Counsellor (Ombudsman) a Senior Director's position reporting directly to the Chairman. In 2004 he took up the post of Director of Corporate Responsibility, (Corporate Governance and CSR). For his last two years in the Partnership, he was Deputy Chairman. Ali retired from the Partnership in February 2007. He is currently a Non Exec Director on the Board of Ocado and the Regular Forces Employment Association.
Andy MacLachlan, Founder and CEO
Graduate of Cardiff University (1986). Worked in Mining sector in Africa before joining the Royal Air Force as a Pilot. In 1988 Andy joined British Airways as a commercial pilot and has gained over twenty years of worldwide operational experience, the last ten as a Captain on Boeing 767, 757 and the Airbus A320. Andy's four years of research into transport intelligence and logistics gives him the clear and vital understanding of how to build and commercialise this highly innovative and sustainable transport operation.
Nick Monger-Godfrey, Chief Operating Officer
Former Chief Executive of Park Royal London, Nick has a career history in Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility. Hed held the position of Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for John Lewis and Waitrose for 7 years and before that spent 9 years as a management consultant with professional services firm Ernst & Young and Environmental Resources Management UK. Nick is an expert in climate change policy. Has advised the DTI during the creation of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme in 2000 and as a member of the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change, BSI and Carbon Trust working groups and was involved in the creation of the Climate Bill and Carbon Reduction Committment. He holds degrees in Geology and Geogaphy, and Environmental Law.
Mike Townend, Non-Executive Director
Mike has 17 years experience in all aspects of equity capital markets and joined IP Group as Head of Capital Markets from Lehman Brothers where he was Managing Director, European Equities and Head of Equity Sales to Hedge Funds. IP Group is the UK's leading company helping Universities commercialise their intellectual property. Mike is also a non-executive director of Modern Water Plc , a UK listed company addressing the issues of water scarcity and Revolymer PLC, a polymer technology company which focuses on FMCG markets.