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Jozef Opdeweegh
Chief Executive Officer
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Mr. Opdeweegh has served as a trustee of our company since April 2008 and served as our interim principal executive officer from September 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, until being formally appointed as our Chief Executive Officer in April 2009. Prior to joining our executive team, Mr. Opdeweegh acted as an advisor to Yucaipa. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Opdeweegh was the Chief Executive Officer and President of TDS Logistics, Inc., a global provider of complex supply chain solutions, which merged with Walsh Western International to form syncreon, a specialized provider of integrated logistics services. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Opdeweegh was the managing director for Europe of TDS Automotive. Mr. Opdeweegh has a Handelsingenieur, the Dutch equivalent of a Master of Engineering, as well as an M.B.A., from the University of Limburg, Belgium.
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Ronald B. Hutchison
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Mr. Hutchison has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President since August 2007. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Hutchison served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Interstate Bakeries Corp., a publicly-traded producer of baked goods. Prior to that, he was the Chief Restructuring Officer and Executive Vice President of Aurora Foods Inc., a food manufacturer from 2003 to 2004. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Hutchison was Chief Restructuring Officer and Executive Vice President of Kmart Corp., a nationwide retailer. Mr. Hutchison earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Akron and he is a certified public accountant.
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Neal J. Rider
COO and President for International Business
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Mr. Rider has been affiliated with the company since November 2004 and has been our Chief Operating Officer and President of International Business since September 2009. Prior to joining our executive team, he served as an advisor with Yucaipa. Mr. Rider previously worked for Fleming Companies, Inc., a distributor of consumer packaged goods, where he last served as the Executive Vice President of Business and Operations Development. Mr. Rider has also served as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Operations, Senior Vice President in the Procurement and Logistics division, Treasurer and Controller of American Stores Company, a large food and drug retailer. Mr. Rider earned a B.S. in Accounting at the University of Montana and earned an M.B.A. from the University of Utah.
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Chris Hughes
Executive Vice President, Domestic Business Development
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Mr. Hughes joined our executive team in October 2003, as our Vice President of Lead Logistics, and has served as our Executive Vice President of Business Development since December 2008. From June 2005 to December 2008, he served as our Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions. He is responsible for new business development, marketing, business analysis and supply chain optimization services. Prior to joining our executive team, Mr. Hughes served as the Senior Director of Global Supply Chain and Senior Director of Logistics at Avon Products, Inc. Mr. Hughes has also served as a senior consultant with Coopers & Lybrand's supply chain strategy practice and as Manager of International Logistics for L.A. Gear, Inc. Mr. Hughes holds a B.A. from Princeton University.
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Tim Oglesby
CIO and Executive Vice President, Process & Technology
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Since joining our executive team in September 2008, Mr. Oglesby has served as our Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of Process and Technology. Prior to joining our executive team, Mr. Oglesby served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for syncreon from July 2004 through January 2008. Mr. Oglesby has held a variety of management positions at syncreon, Magna Donnelly Corporation, General Electric Capital Services, Inc., Trinity Industries Inc. and Northrop Grumman Corporation. Mr. Oglesby holds bachelor degrees in math and chemistry from McMurry University.
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Greg Bryan
Executive Vice President, Transportation
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Mr. Bryan joined the company in May 2002, as our Senior Vice President of Transportation, and has served as our Executive Vice President of Transportation since December 2008. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Bryan served as the General Manager of Transportation at Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc. (''Ryder''), where he was responsible for leading Ryder's third-party non-asset-based global transportation group. Prior to his tenure at Ryder, Mr. Bryan held management positions in LogiCorp, Inc., a start-up logistics management company that was acquired by Ryder. Mr. Bryan has also held management positions in transportation with Ford New Holland and Union Carbide Corporation. Mr. Bryan holds a B.S. in Logistics and an M.B.A. from Pennsylvania State University
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