Our Team

Richard James Overton

Founder & CEO

Born in England and settled in Asia, Richard brings more than 17 years of logistics operations and senior management experience to X2 Logistics Networks. Prior to being assigned to X2 Richard was the founder and CEO of Lognet Global of which he developed and grew the business to be a premium logistics network with member coverage in over 400 cities and 120+ countries. In 2012 Richard sold his shares of the company to the WCA FAMILY. Previous to this he was Vice President of Specialty Networks for the WCA FAMILY, where he developed niche network markets for the WCA as well as being the Managing Director for the WCA Project Network and being an integral member of the executive team. As well as gaining solid logistics networking experience, Richard has also served as Managing Director for Komatsu Thailand, General Manager for the IDS Logistics Group (Li &Fung), and National Operations Director for TNT and Project Director for Exel Logistics (Asia Pacific). Richard is also an advisor to the Board of Directors for several large conglomerates. During his career, Richard has worked extensively in the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific, being responsible for implementing successful supply chain solutions for many blue chip clients around the world. Richard brings with him a firm knowledge and extensive contacts within the global logistics industry as well as a strong understanding of International sales & marketing to help ensure that X2 will be a network for the future and will continue to add value to its members by striving to have a competitive edge in the international logistics networking arena. Richard's vision is to bring an innovative and professional approach to the world of Logistics Networking and he believes in identifying customers' value propositions and delivering on them without exception.

Murray Backhouse

General Manager

Murray originates from South Africa and now living in Thailand. He spent his younger days growing up in the Kingdom of Swaziland, but later made the move to be schooled in the small town of Pietermaritzburg. This was all before making the big jump to relocate to Johannesburg to start his degree in education, through The University of South Africa. While teaching in South Africa, Murray always felt a need to develop himself further outside if the teaching sector, with his professional approach and desire to build long term business relationships, this ultimately led him to the perfect match in X2 Group. While at X2 Group, Murray has gone through the ranks and worked his way up to his current position as General Manager of the company. Murray's ability as a people's person mixed with his hard working mentality and self-motivation has synced and added to the diverse, professional, crazy and quirky office dynamic. Now going into his 5th year at X2 Group he believes he has only just scratched the surface on what the capabilities are for X2 Group and what we can achieve in the future. All this making for some very exciting and promising years ahead for everyone involved in X2 Group, from the employees to our partners and most importantly to our clients.

Jennifer Llanes

Commercial & Accounting Manager

Jennifer has more than 10 years' experience in banking and finance industry and another 5 years working as a consultant. She has gained international experience in business as a consultant working in a broad range of industries, including in-depth financial research into global shipping ports, operational statistics on satellite technology, palm oil industries' financials and operating data, along with several other industries which required detailed analysis of the business. Most of her project work was done in response to specific requests from clients around the world. Other projects were done on an ongoing basis, which required developing a relationship with specific clients and service providers. With all these garnered skills and extensive background in customer interfacing, Jennifer brings her expertise to aid in assisting with the needs of the members of the X2 Logistics Networks

Patty Jommawun

Office Manager

From The Land of Smiles, Patty was born and raised in Chiangmai, a northern city of Thailand which is a cultural and natural fairytale city with ethnic diversity and welcoming hospitality. Patty studied organizational psychology at the Chang Mai University. Patty has more than 12 years of experience in management and marketing within real estate industry. She has supported X2's Event Management and Administrative Coordination since 2015. With her strong management and coordination skills, she is now the Office Manager of X2 Group.

Martin Degis

Lead Graphic Designer

Martin was born in Latvia, a small but beautiful country with many talented and diverse people. This is where he began his career in graphic design by attending Riga Centre for Arts and Crafts, after which he began working at Manto Print Advertising Agency in Latvia. This led him to further his experience in the industry by working at several agencies, photo studios and magazine editorials. Martin is passionate about the industry he is in and in particular has a keen interest for videography and photography. His ability to take something from being a minimal concept to transforming it to the extravagant and vice versa forces him to always develop his skills and thinking of the industry. With all the above, Martin will be taking the X2 Group brand to new heights.

Shawn Stephen

Customer Service Executive

Shawn was born in Chennai, originally from Cochin (Kerala), and brought up in Bangkok. He studied in Bangkok at Webster University and now has an MBA Degree. Shawn has been working at X2 Group for over four years now and plays a leading role in the Customer Services Team. Self proclaimed King of communication while taking care of all client inquires from start to finish, with the utmost care and professionalism. Shawn also has a very keen interest in Motorsport and is very active in his spare time.

Daniela Gonzalez

Customer Service Executive

Daniela was born in Mexico City and is a Marketing & Business professional who has 5 years of experience in the international field by being a global citizen. She has previously worked in the personal care, trading and finance industry. Daniela enjoys cultures and interaction that allows her to strengthen her customer service skills. She believes that social connections make a positive impact on the way people's relationships develop, which makes her excited to be part of the X2 Group team. She is happy to support every X2 client and likes interacting with them while offereing a professionaly personalised service. The customer is always the priority and she instills this mindset for all exsisting X2 Group clients.

Metodio Atazan Tado

Accounting Assistant

Jerry was born and raised in the Philippines. He earned a degree of Business Administration at the University of San Jose-Recoletos and minor subjects in Philosophy at Cebu Normal University, Cebu City. He worked in a bank for several years and gained knowledge on Customer Service relations, Finance and Accounting transactions. He also worked in a BPO industry where he widen his customer service relations experience dealt with American customers. He was also a Finance Officer in an International School in Bangkok. Gaining these extensive work experiences are his best weapon which he applies within X2 Group and all our clients.

Carlos Nogueira

Network Enhancement Executive

Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, this is also where he graduated from Business School in 2014 further studies abroad as well. He started his business career in selling Insurances policies in the Dominican Republic, however he has Sales and Customer Service experience that stretches back even before finishing studies. Now he has come to Asia to continue his personal and professional growth as Network Enhancement Executive for X2 Group. For Carlos working with partners all around the world and developing business relationships is the path to success and growth. Enjoying every day with the X2 Team and facing new and testing challenges is what drives Carlos to become an intigrual part of the X2 Team.

Stuart Backhouse

Network Enhancement Executive

South African born and the youngest of the team, Stuart completed his studies in Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing Management in 2018 at the IMM Graduate School of marketing in Cape Town, South Africa. He prides himself on his people skills, being able to interact with people on all levels and in a professional manner. Stuart is a network enhancement executive and is currently in charge of all social media marketing activities at X2 Group. He is excited for his future at X2 group and is eager to add as much value as possible to take the company to the next step.

Shashank Parihar

Network Enhancement Executive

Shashank was born in India, lived and studied in Edinburgh, Scotland, completing his education in Hospitality Management with Sales and Marketing as major in Edinburgh Napier University. He followed his passion and gained International experience in Sales working with some big hospitality brands for over 4 years in countries like Dubai, Malaysia, Scotland, India and now settled in Thailand. Huge fan of cricket and love for super cars & bikes, Shashank really enjoys conversations and building strong social network. Excited to build his career at X2 and working with his best abilities to take the Group to a whole new level of success.

Pai Sapoo

Web Developer

Pai is form Phrae, an ancient city of Lanna. It is a small town with plentiful natural attractions and long fascinating civilization and cultural heritage. Pai graduated at Rajamangala University of Technology In Chiang Mai with her major being Computer Information System, this beautiful and fashionable lady has added to the X2 Group Compnay dynamic, however it is her ability and programming skills which sets her apart your normal developer. Pai believes that she has the attributes and personality to further develop within X2 Group and more importantly assist X2 Group in all future developments.

Colin Pinto

Graphic Designer

Colin has more than 10 years' experience in the creative industry as a graphic and web designer. Starting his career in the print and publication industry for a leading news paper publication company, he also gained experiences in the advertising industry, post production, digital signages and e-commerce. He has also certified skills in advanced search engine optimization and omni-channel digital marketing specialising in SEO, SEM and Facebook marketing. Colin is passionate about design and have a real desire to make a difference with the X2 team. Outside of graphics, Colin has a strong interest in motorsports, which goes back many years.