Engineius Expands Their Leadership Team with Two New Appointments

Engineius has appointed Ritz Patel as its IT Director and Samantha Thomas as head of Network Strategy. 

Engineius is the UK's market leader for Vehicle Movement and has achieved rapid growth since its launch in 2018. These appointments illustrate their commitment to expanding their business and ultimately achieving their ambition to make vehicle movement easy for their customers. 

Chris Clibbery, Founder/Director, of Engineius said: “Ritz was only the second person we employed at Engineius and was with us when we made our very first movement! He has always been an integral part of our development team and really deserves his promotion to IT director." 

Ritz joined Engineius in 2017, pre-launch, after over 15 years with the AA. He brought with him a wealth of industry knowledge and technical experience and has progressed with Engineius in developing the advanced technology that underpins the customer offering. He has been instrumental in developing the business' tech platform and data environment. 

Commenting on his new appointment, Ritz said: "It has been exciting to watch Engineius grow and see how well our tech-enabled service has been received. But you can’t stand still with tech, and my mission is to consistently provide our customers with the very best digital solution. I’m very proud of the three high-profile awards we received in the past two years, which include the Best Fleet Software, twice and Fleet Management Innovation Award. This is a testament to our tech innovation" 

Samantha joins Engineius from Deliveroo, and brings fantastic experience in managing and planning logistics. The Engineius network has tripled in size, and her analytical approach will help ensure that it continues to scale and builds on its high level of efficiency. 

Clibbery comments: “Samantha has a passion for the detail and making sure that the facts drive decisions. Her findings will support Ritz and the network team to keep Engineius at the top of the game. We are delighted to have her on board.”  

Samantha enthused: “Joining such an exciting start-up gives me a great opportunity to make a difference and be part of this fantastic journey.  Typically, in logistics, maximising the potential of our growing network in the greenest and most efficient way is an ever-changing challenge, and a mission I’m thrilled to accept!”