Ben Tomkins

Ben Tomkins

Ben Tomkins is the Vice President of Retail Sales at Oritain. Coming into his seventh year at Oritain, Ben has worked closely supporting partners - from brands and retailers to manufacturers - in developing programs to meet their traceability and verification objectives.

Having spent five years in Oritain's London office, developing industry knowledge across the EMEA market, Ben then relocated to Washington D.C. to support the roll-out of the company's first US office. Ben now works primarily in the fashion and cotton industry, with a focus on North America.

A core area of Ben’s work is supporting major US importers in ensuring they meet relevant compliance requirements, whilst underpinning their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. Prior to Oritain, Ben studied Business Finance at the Henley Business School.

Latest Blogs

cotton transshipment blog header

The Rise of Fiber Fraud: Lifting the Lid on Fashion Transshipments

21 November 2024

Cotton laundering is on the rise and now more than ever, brands can't take the position of just trying to extinguish risk once it occurs – they must be proactive.

Read More

Cotton & Fibre
Traceability
Risk Mitigation Blog header

3 Key Pillars of Supply Chain Risk Mitigation

18 December 2023

A well-designed supply chain risk mitigation strategy should focus on 3 key pillars: financial nexus, identifying forced labor, and raw material verification.

Read More

Traceability
UFLPA