C.H. Robinson Worldwide Names New President; Wiehoff Named President; Verdoorn Continues as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1999--

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ("C.H. Robinson") (Nasdaq:CHRW) announced today that John P. Wiehoff, a C.H. Robinson senior vice president and its chief financial officer, has been named president of the company. D.R. "Sid" Verdoorn, age 60, formerly president of C.H. Robinson, will continue as its chairman and chief executive officer. In conjunction with this change, Chad M. Lindbloom will succeed Wiehoff as chief financial officer, and Thomas K. Mahlke will take over as corporate controller.

"We've been blessed with a lot of extremely talented people who have helped shape Robinson's success, and John's leadership has been instrumental," said Verdoorn. "I have been impressed with his ability to be strategic while also fundamentally understanding the nuts and bolts of our business. He has a solid vision of where Robinson needs to go and a commitment to preserving the essential strengths that have made us successful. He is an effective leader who will work with me and the rest of our executive team to help bring our company to the next level. As CEO and as a shareholder, I'm very confident about our future."

Wiehoff, age 38, has played a key role in developing and implementing the growth strategies of the company. "This is an exciting time for Robinson, with tremendous opportunities for us in the marketplace," said Wiehoff. "The focus of our efforts will be to protect and enhance our core strengths, while also tackling the challenges that lie ahead. Our industry is changing rapidly. Our ability to evolve, to continue attracting excellent people, and to better utilize technology to make us more efficient at serving our customers will be critical to our long-term success."

"We're completing a record year. We've been exceeding our internal growth expectations, and have grown our service offerings and completed three key acquisitions," Wiehoff continued. "I'm looking forward to continuing to work closely with Sid (Verdoorn), Barry (Butzow), Greg (Goven) and the rest of our management group to help us meet the challenges which lie ahead. To round out our financial management leadership, we've also appointed Chad Lindbloom as our chief financial officer and Tom Mahlke as our corporate controller. We're fortunate to have a such a solid leadership team."

Wiehoff joined the company as controller and treasurer in 1992 after eight years at Arthur Anderson, LLP, where C.H. Robinson was one of his clients. He was named vice president and chief financial officer in June 1998, and promoted to senior vice president, office of the president in November of 1998. Wiehoff played a key role through the company's initial public offering and its transition to public company status, and as a senior vice president of the Office of the President helped direct growth strategies and oversee day-to-day operations of the company. Gregory Goven and Barry Butzow, also senior vice presidents of the Office of the President, will continue in those roles.

Lindbloom, age 35, joined C.H. Robinson in 1990 and has served as the company's controller since June 1998. As controller he drove C.H. Robinson's financial reporting and played a key role in developing and implementing the company's growth and acquisition strategies. Mahlke, age 28, has been with C.H. Robinson since 1997 after four years at Arthur Anderson, LLP, where C.H. Robinson was one of his clients.

Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., has gross revenues of approximately $2 billion and is a global provider of multimodal transportation services, logistics solutions and fresh produce sourcing, operating through a network of 131 offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and South America. In North America, C.H. Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics companies and maintains the single largest network of motor carrier capacity through contracts with more than 19,000 motor carriers. The company is one of the largest third-party providers of intermodal services in the United States. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., headquarters is in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. For more information about C.H. Robinson Worldwide, visit www.chrobinson.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release are forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to such factors as market demand, pricing, risks associated with operations outside of the U.S., changing economic conditions, the effect of the company's accounting policies, and other risk factors detailed under "Cautionary Statement" in Exhibit 99 to C.H. Robinson's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 26, 1999.