The Global Institute of Logistics Hall of Fame serves as a way to recognize distinguished members of the Global logistics community. Those elected to membership in to the Hall of Fame represent the highest achievement in their field, serving as models of what can be achieved and how.

Induction as a Laureate into the Global Institute of Logistics Hall of Fame is a lifetime achievement award for individuals who have made a major, positive impact on the logistics profession as visionary business leaders with a strong commitment to the community. The Global Institute of Logistics Hall of Fame Laureates will serve as inspirations to current and future generations.
Each year the Institute invites the Executive Directors of its various councils and chapters globally to nominate individuals for induction into the Institutes Hall of Fame. These nominations feed discussions about what constitutes excellence and success in individual logisticians.
The goal is to improve logistics practice by identifying the outstanding logistician in the field over the course of a lifetime. Nominations are acted on by a panel of expert judges, who decide which nominee will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
CANDIDATE SELECTION
Hall Of Fame: Guiding Principles
Laureate candidates will be considered following an active career in a business for which their accomplishments are worthy of recognition.
Criteria for the Hall of Fame are flexible within the context of the changing global logistics scene and will change with the times to encompass the immense variety of activity covered by the word “logistics.” Chairmen, CEO’s, Presidents, Founders, Owners, and Principals of a business or corporation are considered eligible.
When assessing candidates the following points will be considered:
1. Business leadership is defined as outstanding and enduring contributions to improve the products, processes, efficiencies or human relations of the logistics industry.
2.Business achievement is one test, but it is not measured by the amount of money or power the candidate accumulated.
CRITERIA
Hall Of Fame: Criteria & Core Values
To be considered as a candidate an individual must demonstrate the following core values:
INFLUENCE: The inductee has had an influence on others who desire to build and evolve best in class supply chains, and has gained recognition as a model of what a logistician should be.
EMULATION: Others have borrowed, copied, and imitated the inductee to mould their own modus operandi expounding ideas and practices first pioneered by the candidate.
SUCCESS: The inductee has been commercially successful.
INTEGRITY: The candidate has a successful business career based on ethical conduct and corporate responsibility.
LEADERSHIP: The candidate demonstrates inspiring business leadership and has made a positive impact on or enhanced the image of the logistics profession from a national or global perspective.
RESPECT: The candidate is recognized for his / her significant business achievements and is known for innovations pertaining to the logistics industry, which make him / her role model for other logistics executives to emulate.
EXCELLENCE: The candidate is an exemplary business role model for the logistics industry and has a record of professional achievement.
VERACITY: There is sufficient documentation about the individual that one can prove the veracity of the individual’s achievements without resorting solely to hearsay.
 

Robert V. Delaney “Bob” was inducted into the Institute’s ‘Hall of Fame’ at a ceremony held during the institute’s inaugural North American Industry Dinner held at the Buckhead Intercontinental Atlanta in conjunction with the US 3PL Summit.

Robert V. Delaney
1936-2004

Bob, the Institute’s founding Chairman, was known as the “Number’s Man” as a result of establishing a system for calculating the cost of logistics as a percentage of national GDP in the US.This methodology has been the foundation for the industry-leading report in the US logistics sector ‘The Annual State of Logistics Report’, which Bob authored assisted by Roslyn Wilson until his untimely death in 2004. The report, now authored by Rosalyn, produces a percentage figure once a year on the cost of logistics as well as an overview of the US logistics industry. The report is traditionally delivered every July in the National press club in Washington.

Bob’s son Mr Eddie Delaney, traveled to Atlanta to accept the accolade during an industry dinner. Mr Delaney, who died in 2004, is the first person to receive this honor.
Bob, the Institute’s founding Chairman, was known as the “Number’s Man” as a result of establishing a system for calculating the cost of logistics as a percentage of national GDP in the US.This methodology has been the foundation for the industry-leading report in the US logistics sector ‘The Annual State of Logistics Report’, which Bob authored assisted by Roslyn Wilson until his untimely death in 2004. The report, now authored by Rosalyn, produces a percentage figure once a year on the cost of logistics as well as an overview of the US logistics industry. The report is traditionally delivered every July in the National press club in Washington.
On presenting the award, the Institute’s  Chairman, Ken Ackerman, said “I am delighted that Bob is to be honoured in this way. It is important that his legacy lives on and that his contribution to the development of modern logistics is recognized. He was an original, always thinking ahead, always creative, and those of us who were close to him will always miss him”
Kieran Ring CEO of the Global Institute of Logistics said  “Bob gave the Institute meaning, I will always be grateful to him for accepting the role of Chairman. I am only saddened that we did not get more time to develop our relationship both personally and professionally. The Institute will work to keep his memory and ideas alive and in particular to emphasis that logistics is first a relationship driven business”
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GIL HALL OF FAME: RECOGNIZING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS COMMUNITY

Industry veteran Gene Tyndall was recently inducted in the Global Institute of Logistics ‘Hall of Fame’. The announcement of its annual “Hall of Fame” inductee is one of the Institute’s primary products of annual research. The Institute’s Hall of Fame serves as a way to recognize distinguished members of the global logistics community.

Gene Tyndall
Hall of Fame

Those elected to membership into the Hall of Fame represent the highest achievement in their field, serving as models of what can be achieved and how. Each year the Institute invites the Executive Directors of its various councils and chapters globally to nominate individuals for induction into the Institute’s Hall of Fame.
These nominations feed discussions about what constitutes excellence and success in individual logisticians. The goal is to improve global logistics practices by identifying the outstanding logistician in the field over the course of a lifetime. Kieran Ring, Chief Executive Officer of the Institute, presented Gene Tyndall with the Claret Jug, a beautiful piece from Waterford Crystal, in honor of his remarkable contributions to the industry. Many of Gene’s friends and colleagues attended the event to congratulate him on his achievement.
Speaking at his induction Mr. Gene Tyndall said:
“I am honored to receive this recognition from the Global Institute of Logistics. I would like to encourage people to work with GIL if they want to make a difference in the industry. The Institute doesn’t promote logos they only promote learning and that is highly commendable. Looking back over my career, I am very pleased with the role I’ve played in helping to advance the disciplines of logistics and supply chain management . Along the way, I have developed and maintained many friends in the profession around the world. “Supply chain excellence is a journey and one I plan to continue exploring, discovering, creating, and assisting.”
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GIL HALL OF FAME: RECOGNIZING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS COMMUNITY

Dr. Kenneth Tse, former Director and General Manager of Yantian International Container Terminals Ltd, was inducted into the Institute’s ‘Hall of Fame’ at their 6th Annual China Chapter dinner.This induction is to honour Dr. Tse’s contribution to the development of port logistics in China/Shenzhen and his role in the development of Port-Centric Logistics and End User Marketing.

Dr. Ken Tse
2012 Hall of Fame

In 2009, Kenneth Tse took early retirement from 35 years of business life to pursue his portfolio of academic and consulting/research interests in management. In July of that year, he received his doctorate from the University of Birmingham, UK, for his thesis titled “The Co-evolution of Strategy and Environment: A Study of Yantian Port”.For 16 years prior to the change, he was Managing Director of Yantian International Container Terminals Limited, a joint venture between the Hutchison Group and Yantian Port Group, one of China major state owned enterprises.
Starting from a green field in 1993, Kenneth led the joint venture to achieve preeminent status in the port industry, with throughput exceeding 10 million twenty foot equivalent units in 2007 (the largest single terminal in the world in 2007), and gaining worldwide recognition for its productivity improvements and service to customers.In 2005, the company was awarded the “Best Terminal of the Year” by the Global Institute of Logistics. In the same year, it received the “Best Terminal Award” from China’s National Port Industry Bureau of the Ministry of Communications. Such success also meant significant financial contributions of the business unit to Hutchison and Yantian Port Group.
Recognizing his contributions, Shenzhen elected him in 2005 a standing member of the Political Consultative Council and Chairman of the Port Association.
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GIL HALL OF FAME: RECOGNIZING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS COMMUNITY

In recognition of his many achievements within the logistics industry, Prof. Gustaaf De Monie was inducted into the Institute’s ‘Hall of Fame’, at the Institute’s 6th Annual European dinner in Antwerp in 2011. The induction honoured Professor de Monie’s contribution to the development of “Best Practice” in the global ports sector.

Gustaaf de Monie
Hall of Fame

In the words of leading academic Professor Jean Paul Rodrigue, “Gustaaf De Monie has been in the unique position of being able to observe the developments of containerization from its introduction as an uncertain and unproven technical innovation to becoming the main support of globalization and international trade. More than a keen observer, he was able to influence policy and accurately anticipate development trends well before they became recognized facts. Gustaaf excels at combining deep knowledge and vision”
Prof. De Monie has been involved in research, project execution and training schemes world-wide. He has authored research studies and papers on port planning, management and operations for UNCTAD, UNDP, The World Bank and The European Community.

“I am very proud to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, because of my work with regard to the many research studies in shipping and ports and of the large number of investigative papers and reports for International Organizations, port industry leaders, governments, port authorities and international terminal operating companies. I wish all new inductees in the Hall of Fame all possible future success and that they may further contribute to the ever growing reputation of the Global Institute of Logistics”

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GIL HALL OF FAME: RECOGNIZING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS COMMUNITY

Sr. Alberto Alemán Zubieta, former Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, was inducted into the Institute’s ‘Hall of Fame’ at the Americas Chapter dinner on Wednesday 5th of December 2012. The dinner was held at the El Panama Hotel.This induction is to honor Sr. Alemán’s contribution to the development of the Panama Canal, its expansion project and to the global shipping industry as a whole.

Alberto Aleman
Hall of Fame

As Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority Alberto Alemán has taken canal traffic from 222 Million tonnes in 1998 to over 322 million tonnes in 2011 – a nearly 70% increase. His pioneering work in this role, including cultivating national pride in the Panama Canal project and serves as an inspiration to current and future generations. Only very rarely is the transport geography of the global logistics industry changed however Alberto Alemán’s overseeing of the expansion of the Panama Canal to make it fit for purpose for modern seaborne maritime trade has done just that, and will help re-establish the Atlantic Ocean as a vital part of that global transport geography.
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GIL HALL OF FAME: RECOGNIZING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS COMMUNITY

Jean Louis Cambon, former head of Michelin Ocean Management Committee in Paris, was inducted into the Institute’s ‘Hall of Fame’ at their 8th Annual European Chapter dinner on Tuesday 16th of April 2013. The dinner was held at the Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels.Mr. Cambon was a forceful voice for shippers, constantly championing the issues faced by the shipper industry through his work at the French Shippers’ Council (AUTF) and, later, his Chairmanship of the European Shippers Council’s (ESC) Maritime Transport Council.

Jean Louis Cambon

The Institute had been collaborating with the late Mr. Cambon to learn more from his perspective about the shippers’ view of the global supply chain and from the Institutes perspective introduce to him the potential we believe exists in the shipper community forging direct relationships with port communities.
Joachim Coens Chairman of the Institute in Europe said on the night:
“Mr. Cambon made many important contributions to the global maritime industry, but it will be his work as Chair of the Maritime Transport Council at the European Shippers Council that he will be most remembered for. He was exactly what the industry needed to help to navigate the central but sometimes challenging relationship between cargo owner and shipping line.
The relationship was particularly strained at the time of his appointment due in no small part to the global recession which gripped the world. His voice of reason soared above the cacophony of noise emanating from both sides of the debate and it became evident quickly that he was leading change.
Jean-Louis’ sense of fairness and reason convinced many that he had found a way forward, he had rapidly come to the attention of the industry’s media and was increasingly being looked to for thought leadership.
It was against this backdrop that the industry learned of his untimely passing and was left with a sense of unfinished business. This is why the Institute decided to honour Jean-Louis Cambon; firstly to protect his legacy and secondly to record his vision so as to set a firm foundation, for those who come next to build on and continue from”
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GIL HALL OF FAME: RECOGNIZING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS COMMUNITY