XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) heeft vandaag de benoeming van Angus Tweedie aangekondigd als lid van het management team van GXO Logistics, Inc.de voorgenomen spin-off van de logistieke activiteit van XPO. Angus Tweedie vervoegt XPO later deze maand en wordt daarna Senior Vice President Strategy van GXO nadat de geplande splitsing is voltooid. In samenwerking met Mark Manduca, GXO's chief investment officer, wordt Tweedie onder meer verantwoordelijk voor een doorlichting van de groeimogelijkheden van GXO en voor de communicatie van het nieuwe bedrijf naar de internationale investeerders.
Angus Tweedie heeft twee vooraanstaande research teams in Europa geleid: Citigroup's European automotive research en Bank of America Merrill Lynch's travel and leisure research. Tweedie heeft ook research in TMT geleid voor Macquarie Securities Group in Londen. Angus behaalde een diploma Geschiedenis aan de University of Edinburgh in Schotland.
Brad Jacobs, Chairman en Chief Executive Officer, verklaart, “Angus is een zeer succesvol analyst met een ruime ervaring aan het hoofd van uitmuntend presterende teams. Hij is een hands-on professional die perfect aansluit om van het bestuur van GXO een management team van wereldklasse te maken.”
Zoals eerder aangekondigd, zal XPO naar verwachting in de tweede helft van 2021 haar logistieke activiteit verzelfstandigen onder de vorm van een afzonderlijke beursgenoteerde vennootschap. Als tweede grootste contractlogistieke leverancier ter wereld zal GXO perfect zijn geplaatst om in te spelen op de drie belangrijke drijvende factoren in de logistieke sector: de groei van de e-commerce, de stijgende vraag voor automatisering bij klanten en de snel opkomende trend naar uitbesteding van supply chain diensten. De toekomstige activiteit van GXO omvat momenteel nagenoeg 885 logistieke locaties in 27 landen.
About XPO Logistics
XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) provides cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. The company is the second largest contract logistics provider and the second largest freight broker globally, and a top three less-than-truckload provider in North America. XPO uses a highly integrated network of 1,621 locations in 30 countries to serve more than 50,000 customers. Approximately 140,000 team members, including 108,000 employees and 32,000 temporary workers, help XPO’s customers manage their supply chains most efficiently. The company’s corporate headquarters are in Greenwich, Conn., USA, and its European headquarters are in Lyon, France. Visit xpo.com for more information, and connect with XPO on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram en YouTube.
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