Our People
When you deal with APC you deal with people who appreciate the importance of excellent customer service and the delivery of business critical parcels on time, every time.
APC Directors
Quentin Abel
Chairman of the Board
Quentin Abel has been at the helm from the outset in 1994. He has overseen tremendous changes in the organisation since then including moving Hub four times. He has been responsible for leading the company through dramatic expansion to where it is today. With a £9m budget for its own distribution network, 250 staff employed at the centre and 1000 collection and delivery vehicles nationwide, Quentin has succeeded in driving the company forward.
With a passion for environmental issues Quentin is actively seeking solutions within APC to meet the challenge presented by climate change. He is married with one son and one daughter.
Ivor Skinner
Managing Director
Ivor has been a main board director since 1999 during which time he has been responsible for the administrative side of the company and management change within the pressurised business environment that APC operates, the net result being that it is now a major player in the Overnight Parcel Industry.
His background in a wide range of industries including engineering, printing, publishing, newspapers and transport (director of a leading courier company in West Wales) has been beneficial in aiding the implementation of modern management practices concerning personnel, reporting systems and partnership customer – supplier relations etc. This diverse corporate experience has also complimented and assisted his additional role as Company Secretary.
His business philosophy is simply attention to detail, quality of service and value for money.
Paul Griffiths
Network Director
Paul Griffiths was appointed a Board Director in 2006 with responsibility for depot development.
His own courier business in Harrogate has grown impressively since he became its Managing Director five years ago and it is this experience he is using to assist depots adapting to the changing requirements of APC customers.
Previously Paul served as the company's Northern Regional Rep. He is married with 5 children.
Syed Ziaullah
Operations Director
Syed Ziaullah, known to all as Syd, brings a wealth of "hands on" experience to the board. He has more than 25 years experience of running his own company, County Couriers Ltd - which trades as Action Express in Northampton. Syd was appointed to the board in January 2008.
"Having a can-do attitude is the foundation on which my business has developed over the years, and I advocate a pro-active, rather than re-active approach to challenges from today's highly demanding world. I consider that my direct approach and the ability to react to situations, however insurmountable they seem, has enabled me to achieve my current position, and will also help me to succeed in the challenges ahead."
Syd is married with three fantastic children - a son and twin daughters.
Jon Barber
Sales and Marketing Director
Jon Barber was appointed to the APC Board in January 2008, and is the company's Director of Marketing. Jon has extensive expertise in this industry - his company Scarlet is now one of the UK's largest independent couriers, employing more than 140 people across its four Thames Valley sites. He has also recently been appointed as a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Couriers.
Scarlet Couriers was one of the original 47 founder members of the APC network, and so Jon has been involved with the company right from the start. He believes strongly in a continuing process of managed change across the organisation to safeguard quality of service, streamline operations and promote a "can-do" culture - underlining the APC's position as the best in the industry.