| The Global Options Management Team believe strongly that they should be directly involved in the day-to-day operation of the business. All the members of the management team are hands-on, and also liaise with clients directly in addition to the Global Options team members assigned to their account. When you deal with Global Options you will be dealing with everyone involved - from the drivers, to accounts and customer services, right up to the Vice President and ECO.
Chris Ayling, President
Chris has over 20 years’ experience in the global courier and logistics industry. Beginning his career in 1984 as a courier express driver, he then held a number of transport and fleet operational roles culminating in the position of Assistant Operations Manager where he managed a team of over 20 staff. At this point, Chris changed direction and applied his frontline operations experience to sales and business development. In 1996 he became London Sales Manager for a leading international express company, specialising in financial markets print production.
From client feedback and his own experience, Chris identified a gap in the market for a company that offered greater flexibility as its core value proposition. When Chris founded Global Options in 1999, he was thus able to shape the business with the benefit of both sales and operational industry expertise, offering a compelling and innovative service concept to the worldwide courier market. Since then, the company has grown steadily and acquired a number of blue-chip clients, and under Chris’s leadership, continues to reap the rewards of his passionately client-centric business model.
‘At Global Options we look for people with proven ability and experience in the field, as well as an evident drive to succeed. This benefits the company as a whole since as we invest in our people through training and skills development, they have the scope to pursue their personal aspirations, as well as improving our ability to service our clients.’
Peter Ayling, Chief Financial Officer
A former affiliate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and senior partner in Knight Ayling & Co Registered Auditors, Peter has held a variety of accountancy and finance management positions for medium and large sized companies in and around London. He established his own accountancy practice in Ascot, Berkshire, and has also been a major shareholder and finance director in several other direct marketing companies whilst continuing to practise in the private sector.
A co-founder of Global Options with his brother, Chris Ayling, in 1999, Peter is a member of the board and currently serves as Finance Director, where he takes an active role bringing his financial expertise to the day-to-day running of the business.
Ken Miah, Vice President
Ken started his career within the courier and transport industry at grass roots for a large UK based courier company, progressing up into a Transport Co-ordinator. His next role was Import Manager where he was responsible for controlling and effecting clearance of goods on over 50 flights every day. After three years Ken moved up into a Ground Service Manager role where he was responsible for all UK bound work, and was tasked with the responsibility of opening satellite offices right throughout the UK.
Ken's next five years were spent as General Manager for a large wholesaler to the courier industry in NY, specializing in Europe to USA and USA to Europe. His experience within the UK and USA markets gives Ken a distinct advantage and experience in serving those markets.
Rovin Seosankar, Client Services Manager
Rovin has spent his entire career within the courier and freight industry. In his first role for a trucking company in JFK, he became the warehouse manager and was involved in the day to day operation of managing all incoming and outgoing freight. Since this time he has gathered wide ranging experience in import and export of courier material and freight, sales, operations and customs brokerage.
In addition to English, Rovin is fluent in Spanish and has a bachelor's degree in political science.
Colin Northway, Global IT Co-ordinator
Colin has an extensive background in marketing, advertising and IT. He has been working with Global Options for over five years and has been responsible for developing and building the company’s IT infrastructure and computer systems. Colin’s expert understanding of how to apply technological solutions to business requirements has been a significant driver in the refinement of Global Options’ underlying business processes.
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