Charleen Clarke (born 1964) has been working as an author, editor, photographer, publisher, presenter, speaker and television presenter since 1984. She started in journalism as a newspaper editor in Port Elizabeth and moved to the Randburg Sun at Caxton Publishing in Johannesburg in 1986. In 1988 she joined National Publishing, where she was responsible for five magazines as managing editor. In 1995, she founded Charmont Media Global, which today publishes the magazines FOCUS on Transport & Logistics and SHEQ MANAGEMENT.
She specializes in logistics and intralogistics, transport logistics, contract logistics, supply chain management, automotive, commercial vehicle industry, sustainability, occupational health and safety.
Charleen has received numerous awards, including “South African Motoring Journalist of the Year” and “South African Commercial Vehicle Journalist of the Year”.
In addition to the IFOY AWARD, she is also a jury member of the World Car Award, South African Car of the Year, Truck Innovation Award, International Pickup Award, Trucking Toward a Better Future, Women’s World Car of the Year and the International Truck of the Year.
The future in action - that's the IFOY AWARD for me. The biggest highlight is the access to information about the best products in the world in the field of intralogistics and the opportunity to evaluate them and set standards in the world of intralogistics.
Specialist fields
Logistics and intralogistics, transport logistics, contract logistics, supply chain management, automotive, commercial vehicle industry, sustainability, occupational health and safety
Websites
Publications
FOCUS on Transport & Logistics
SHEQ MANAGEMENT
Contact
Charmont Media Global
PO Box 957
Fontainebleau 2032
Südafrika
charleen@charmont.co.za
Interview
What do you expect from an IFOY applicant?
The product or service offering must set standards in its segment and should not remind me of another intralogistics product. It must offer something extremely unusual or unique. I want to be sure that success on the market is guaranteed.
How much has the focus on sustainability changed intralogistics?
The focus on sustainability has not only changed intralogistics, it has turned it on its head, so to speak. Products and services in intralogistics are completely different from those that came onto the market two decades ago. No serious company would develop something new today without taking sustainability into account. Aspects such as energy and emission reduction, environmentally friendly energy use and recycling play a major role. It is no longer enough to develop a new product that is good for the customer, it also has to be good for the planet.
Which criteria are particularly important to you?
I look for simple but highly effective solutions to intralogistics challenges. I specifically say simple because all too often the simplest products are the cleverest. In short: I want to see a product that offers clear and convincing advantages over its competitors.
What is your highlight at the IFOY AWARD?
The biggest highlight for me is the access to information and test results on the best intralogistics products in the world. The IFOY AWARD gives me the opportunity to evaluate the products that set the standard. It’s a chance to see the future in action.
Advisory Board
Nick Porée
Nick Porée is a transport economist and freight transport consultant with more than 40 years of experience as a consultant in freight operations management, systems development, training and transport research. His company, NP&A, has been a consultant to the South African Department of Transport (National Transport Masterplan), the National Freight Logistics Strategy and the Road Freight Strategy for the past ten years.
nick@npagroup.co.za
Chris Hattingh
Head of Policy Analysis at the Center for Risk Analysis (CRA)
Chris has a particular interest in trade, economic, health and investment policy and is a member of the Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance. He sits on the advisory board of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity and is a Senior Fellow at African Liberty. Chris has a degree in Business Ethics from Stellenbosch University.
chris@cra-sa.com
