RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif., March 6, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- UTi Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:UTIW) today announced the appointment of Brian Belchers to its board of directors, increasing the board to eight members.
Belchers, 60, is a seasoned consultant based in Northern California with more than three decades of experience working in practice management, client relationship management and project management. He served as a Partner at Ernst & Young (E&Y) for 18 years from 1982 to 2000, and subsequently as Vice President of Cap Gemini, which acquired E&Y's consulting practice in 2000. Belchers' tenure at E&Y included the supervision of many organizational units of the U.S. consulting practice, which focused on helping large and small companies manage rapid growth issues impacting corporate processes, information systems, financial controls and governance. He led projects in the U.S. and abroad for multinational corporations, including Apple Computer, BEA Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Hyperion Software, KLA Tencor, Quantum, Samsung, and Sun Microsystems, among others.
"Brian brings a wealth of experience in practice management that we believe will be extremely valuable as we move closer to our NextLeap goal of providing a global integrated logistics solution for our clients," said Roger I. MacFarlane, UTi's chief executive officer. "We look forward to his many contributions and insights as a member of our board."
Previously, Belchers was with Arthur Young & Co. from 1968 through 1982. He currently is retired and serves as a member of the board of directors for Sage Publishing Inc., an international publisher of journals, academic books and electronic media.
Belchers attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and earned his master of arts degree in political science and economics. He received his bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Natal and also is a chartered accountant.
About UTi Worldwide
UTi Worldwide Inc. is an international, non-asset based global integrated logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage and other supply chain management services. The company serves a large and diverse base of global and local companies, including customers operating in industries with unique supply chain requirements such as the pharmaceutical, apparel, chemical, automotive and technology industries. The company seeks to use its global network, proprietary information technology systems, relationships with transportation providers and expertise in outsourced logistics services to deliver competitive advantage to each of its customers' global supply chains.