Looking Ahead

Hunt & Palmer Plans for the Future

After nearly forty years at the head of the organization which bears their name, Peter Hunt and Jeremy Palmer have today announced the beginning of a process which will see the management control for the Hunt & Palmer Group transition over the next 12 months.

The succession plan, which will evolve during the months ahead, will see existing senior managers Julie Black, Director of group subsidiary Premier Aviation (UK) Ltd and Jamie Peters, Director of Hunt & Palmer Cargo Charters Ltd, join Hunt & Palmer main board Directors Simon Edwards and Mark Jenkinson to form a new Executive Management Team. This will take responsibility for the day-to-day operational and strategic control of Hunt & Palmer’s global charter business.

Photo: Julie Black & Jamie Peters – part of a new Executive Management Team

During the transition, Messrs Hunt and Palmer will progressively remove themselves from the day-to-day management of the business, whilst continuing to serve as main Board directors of the Group alongside co-directors Neil Harvey, Edwards and Jenkinson. Harvey, who has completed more than 30 years with the company, will also play a significant role in helping to facilitate the management succession plan.

Announcing the move earlier today, group Chairman Jeremy Palmer said, “It is an unfortunate fact of life, that none of us can go on forever and now feels like the right time to commence these changes to the business that we started with our late partner Jamie Martin all those years ago. In doing so, we and the other Directors are acutely aware of our responsibilities to the people we employ. Their future and that of our business is of paramount importance to us and an effectively managed, well-executed succession to the executive management team is both a desirable and necessary factor in securing that future”.

Commenting on the new management structure, Peter Hunt added, “We have always believed that we should provide opportunities for those within our organisation before looking outside of it. We invest in our people and it is no coincidence that we have chosen Julie and Jamie to step up to work with Simon and Mark on the challenges ahead. They have each demonstrated themselves to be eminently capable and insightful leaders, respected within our business and throughout our industry.”