City Link: A Legacy Shattered - David Kennard

David Kennard is a retired professional from the UK transport and logistics sector. A keen golfer and photographer, David enjoys travelling in Europe and lives in Sussex with his wife Terri and their two cats Simon and Sooty.

GENRE: Non fiction

Blurb:

The rise and fall of the express parcels company, City Link, from its beginnings in an old fish and chip shop in London in 1970, to a company with a turnover of £140 million in 2006. It tells the author’s journey from a van driver to Managing Director. It discusses the factors that contributed to the company’s collapse after he left, explores allegations of questionable leadership, and describes a corporate culture where profit overshadowed the well-being of the company and its 2,700 employees.