The Cold Chain Federation (CCF) Board of Directors has begun the search for the next chief executive of the temperature-controlled storage and distribution federation to succeed Shane Brennan, who is to step down after five years in the role.

Brennan will remain chief executive throughout the remainder of 2023, with the CCF’s leadership transition taking place over the next six months.

Shane Brennan has been chief executive of the CCF for five years.

CCF president Paul Bennell said: “Shane leaves CCF with our thanks for an exciting role representing the cold chain on the international stage. That he has been given this new opportunity reflects just how effective our organisation has become, and I do not doubt our ability to build on this strong platform for continued success in the years ahead. I look forward to working with the Board to find the person that will help us take CCF forward from here.”

Shane Brennan said: “The past five years have been transformational, for our industry, for our organisation and for me personally. I am grateful beyond words for the faith that was placed in me from the start, and the support that has been there every single day I have held this role.

“We did not know when we started what was about to happen to our industry (or our world for that matter). I am incredibly proud that I had the chance to speak to, and for, this vital industry throughout one of the most dramatic periods in the history of the modern UK supply chain.”