Ali McKay
Andy MacLachlan
Mike Townend
Who We Are
Our team is highly experienced in the areas of transport intelligence, logistics, retail and customer service. A partnership with Thoughtworks provides world leading IT expertise. We believe in a future where travelling in urban centres does not involve stress or damage to the environment. We believe that best way to de-carbonise travel is by offering a tempting choice that is clearly more attractive.
Ali McKay, Chairman
Has had a varied career including the Royal Air Force, spent flying fighter aircraft, retiring with the rank of Group captain. Ali joined the John Lewis Partnership as Director of Selling at Waitrose, responsible for the development, trading activity and management of all the Waitrose shops. In 2000 he took up the post of Partners' Counsellor (Ombudsman) a Senior Director's position reporting directly to the Chairman. In 2004 he took up the post of Director of Corporate Responsibility, (Corporate Governance and CSR). For his last two years in the Partnership, he was Deputy Chairman. Ali retired from the Partnership in February 2007. He is currently a Non Exec Director on the Board of Ocado and the Regular Forces Employment Association.
Andy MacLachlan, Founder and CEO
Graduate of Cardiff University (1986). Worked in Mining sector in Africa before joining the Royal Air Force as a Pilot. In 1988 Andy joined British Airways as a commercial pilot and has gained eighteen years of worldwide operational experience, the last seven as a Captain on Boeing 767, 757 and the Airbus A320. Andy's four years of research into transport intelligence and logistics gives him the clear and vital understanding of how to build and commercialise this highly innovative and sustainable transport operation.
Mike Townend, Non-Executive Director
Mike has 17 years experience in all aspects of equity capital markets and joined IP Group as Head of Capital Markets from Lehman Brothers where he was Managing Director, European Equities and Head of Equity Sales to Hedge Funds. IP Group is the UK's leading company helping Universities commercialise their intellectual property. Mike is also a non-executive director of Modern Water Plc , a UK listed company addressing the issues of water scarcity and Revolymer PLC, a polymer technology company which focuses on FMCG markets.