60-second interview: Gary Forster, CEO Transaid

Favourite holiday destination and why?
My fiancé’s parents have a house on Crete, near Almyrida. We go every year and next August we are getting married there.

What car do you drive?
A folding Brompton bicycle!

Hobbies?
I enjoy reading biographies, playing golf, eating Indian food and running

How did you get into the industry and why?
Motivated by a desire to help others I left Proctor and Gamble in 2006 to take on a volunteer position with Transaid. I’ve never looked back!

How would you encourage more young people into the industry?
I think we could do a better job of showcasing the substantial technological and IT side of the industry; be it design, engine management systems, or telematics.

What is the outlook for your sector of the market over the next 12 months?
Thanks to enormous support from the transport and logistics sector Transaid is going from strength to strength. We currently have 27 corporate members providing us with volunteers and funding, and we are using that to implement projects across seven countries.