The story
The Institute was formed in London in 1919 and was granted its Royal Charter in 1926.
The growth of its overseas sections led to a restructuring of the Institute in 1994, under which 10 national councils were established in various parts of the world. The Institute operates as a co-ordinating body and custodian of the Royal Charter. The Institute was formed as the United Kingdom National Council and is the largest national council with over half the total worldwide membership of CILT. In 1999 the former Institute of Logistics and Transport (ILT) took over from CIT UK as the UK National Council.
In April 2004 the Institute's membership voted in favour of ILT adopting the word 'Chartered' into its title. In May 2004 the Institute officially became 'The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK'. All National Councils are effectively 'chartered' through their membership of CILT and are represented on its governing Council. CILT continues to hold the Royal Charter under the authority of the (UK) Privy Council. Subject to certain qualifications, individual members of any National Council hold chartered status under the authority of this Royal Charter.
Board representation
President
The CILT President serves a one-year term beginning at the end of May. The President is responsible for leading and promoting the policies and interests of the logistics, transport and operations professions in the public arena. The President for 2023 is Leon Daniels OBE FCILT.
Previous presidents include:
2021 and 2022 Steve Gooding
2019 and 2020 Paul Sainthouse FCILT
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2017 and 2018 Robin Proctor FCILT
2016 Will Whitehorn FCILT
2015 Beverley Bell CBE FCILT
2014 Jim Spittle FCILT
2013 Jim Steer FCILT
2012 Graham Inglis FCILT
2011 Sir Peter Hendy CBE FCILT
2010 Sir Moir Lockhead OBE DHC FCILT
2009 Graeme McFaull BA, ACMA, FCILT
2008 Richard Brown CBE FCILT
Vice-Presidents
The Institute's Vice-Presidents include parliamentarians, policy officials, academics and leaders from the public transport, freight and supply chain sectors.
Chair
The CILT Chair actively engages with members and helps develop CILT, to ensure all members are represented at both board and executive level. The chair has ultimate governance responsibility for the Institute and is elected for a maximum of four years. The current Chair is Anna-Jane Hunter FCILT.
Chief Executive
Helen Hardy FCILT was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Institute in January 2026, following a successful seven‑month period as Interim CEO from June 2025 to January 2026. She had previously served as CILT(UK)’s Director of Partnerships and Marketing, after earlier serving as Director of Membership & Engagement. Hardy was preceded as Chief Executive by Paul Adams, who served from December 2023 until June 2025, Sharon Kindleysides from 2022 to 2023 and Kevin Richardson from 2015 to 2022
From Wikipedia’s article on Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5