Professor Richard Wilding, BSc, PhD, CEng, Eur Ing, FIET, FCILT FHEA.

As Chair (Full Professor) in Supply Chain Risk Management at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management U.K. Richard works with European and International companies on logistics and supply chain projects in all sectors including pharmaceutical, retail, automotive, high technology, food drink and professional services to name a few. He is a highly acclaimed presenter and regularly speaks at Industrial Conferences and has undertaken lecture tours of Europe and Asia at the invitation of local Universities & Confederations of Industry. He has published widely in the area of supply chain management and is Editorial Advisor to a number of top journals in the area.

At the European Supply Chain Distinction Awards 2008, Professor Wilding received the `Distinguished Service Award for Thought Leadership and Service to Supply Chain Management`.

His innovative research has received international media coverage including features on the BBC World Service and articles in the Times, Financial Times and New Scientist. More recently his research into inventory policies of organisations in times of risk & uncertainty resulted in international media coverage including live interviews on BBC1 television news, BBC News 24, BBC Television's "The Money Programme", BBC 5 live and Independent Radio News. The research was also covered by the print media including the Financial Times, Sunday Times, The Guardian, and The Independent newspapers.

Richard's special areas of interest include the creation of collaborative business environments, reducing supply chain vulnerability & risk, time compression and techniques for aligning supply chains to maximise customer value and reduce cost.