Booth’s Group has announced a range of senior leadership appointments as it looks to continue its growth in response to increasing customer demand.

The group, which comprises Booth’s Transport, Tomoana Warehousing and The Produce Connection, announced the appointment of Dallas Vince as group CEO in early 2022, with MTD Trucks’s Clive Jones joining the group in July. Dean Aldred has recently been appointed to the newly created role of chief information officer.

Vince joins the team bringing with him extensive experience in the freight sector both in New Zealand and abroad. He has held a number of senior leadership roles including those within Goodman Fielder, Halls Transport, and TIL/Move.

Jones, current general manager of MTD Trucks, New Zealand’s sole distributor for Volvo trucks and buses, as well as Mack trucks, has more than 30 years’ experience in the transport sector, having had roles including sales, driver development, and national sales management.

Aldred has more than 25 years in IT management, joining the team after eight years with the Sime Darby Commercial Group.

Regarding the three new appointments, Booth’s owners and executive directors Craig and Trevor Booth commented: “We have ambitious goals ahead of us, both within our existing companies but more broadly with our focus to disrupt and lead the market with an even more compelling customer offer. A key part of that delivery is our people and our agility – not be tangled up in ‘corporate inflexibility’ where perhaps people’s minds are too often ‘off the real game’. Being able to attract the best, enables us to advance as leaders in business.”