Cargo drone specialist appoints chief product officer

Dronamics, a leading developer and operator of large cargo drones, has announced the appointment of Roger Morris as Chief Product Officer (CPO), a new senior management team position, responsible for all customer and product activities across the business.

“Roger has an enviable reputation in the delivery industry, having filled a variety of senior roles in Royal Mail Parcels and DHL Express, with extensive customer engagement, public appearances and international responsibilities,” the company said in a statement.

“As head of Royal Mail Parcels, Roger was responsible for the redesign and re-launch of Royal Mail's parcel products, which deliver over half of the market volume in the UK, Europe’s largest e-commerce market.  Making dramatic improvements in tracking, visibility and customer communication, he also led Royal Mail’s marketing and channel strategy and developed new web- and API-based customer solutions.”

At Cemex and DHL Express, Morris led international marketing strategy programs and supported the integration of acquired businesses into Deutsche Post DHL. With M.Sc. and B.Sc. qualifications in Marketing and Finance, he joins from Flash Forward Consulting, where he supported logistics providers and users on e-commerce delivery strategy, services and technology, the statement noted.

Svilen Rangelov, Dronamics' co-founder & CEO, commented: “This is an important milestone for us and we are thrilled by the talent we are attracting to our organization that is embracing our vision to democratize airfreight. We will continue enhancing our experienced management team who will provide additional expertise to deliver our first commercial flight in a near future.”

For his part, Roger Morris said: “I’m very much looking forward to being part of the team that will launch the next-generation logistics networks for e-commerce, pharma, agriculture shipments, special cargo, and spare parts. I am excited to be involved in another game-changing innovation within the express logistics industry.”