Dr Nicholas Head is XPO Logistics’ Head of Sustainability. He has specialised in the environmental sector over the last two decades, including achieving an MSc and PhD from the University of Northampton, focusing on circular economy and assessing the viability of business models structured around sustainability. During his PhD studies, Dr Head lectured on his specialisms of circular economy and systems thinking approaches to environmental issues at the University of Northampton and the Open University before moving back into the private sector as a consultant and then for various FMCG companies as Head of Sustainability positions. Having previously been a member of the CIWM, Dr Head has sat on and contributed to various steering groups over the last five years and has also been an active member of both the Schumacher Institute (looking at societal issues from a systems thinking perspective) and IEMA. In recent years his focus has been on decarbonisation of transport and logistics, taking on a Board of Advisors role with the Sustainable Business Consortium and leading on the Sustainable Logistics Forum therein. Dr Head is a keen walker in his spare time, particularly with his family and dogs.
