Charles Kirk Named CIO of GeoLogistics Corporation; Global Logistics Provider Appoints IT and Logistics Veteran to Head Its IT Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA ANA Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004 GeoLogistics Corporation, one of the world's largest global third-party logistics A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL) is a firm that provides outsourced or "third party" logistics services to companies for part, or sometimes all of their supply chain management function. companies, today announced the appointment of Charles Kirk as Chief Information Officer (CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. ), effective April 19, 2004. Kirk joins GeoLogistics with a more than 25-year career in IT and logistics roles at leading Fortune 500 firms. Charles Kirk joins GeoLogistics from C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., a large New England-based grocery wholesaler where he headed IT. Previously, Kirk led consumer marketing IT initiatives at General Motors Corp. His earlier career includes a 14-year tenure with FedEx Corp. where he helped develop the express giant's entrance into the logistics market and oversaw a number of large scale, global IT systems including the company's offshore operational groups in Europe and Asia. Commenting on the appointment, Bill Flynn, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GeoLogistics Corporation said, "Charles Kirk brings deep knowledge of supply chain management systems, logistics processes and customer IT to GeoLogistics. His strong international business background and considerable IT development experience supports our ability to provide reliable operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and a strong customer interface." Importantly, Flynn noted Kirk will oversee the company's strategic outsourcing initiative it commenced during 2003 for IT applications with Syntel, Inc. and IT infrastructure with Digica Limited. Kirk succeeds Joseph Szmadzinski, interim CIO of GeoLogistics. Kirk holds at B.A. from Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. in Ithaca, New York
For other places or objects named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). , and an M.B.A. from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. at Gainesville. He is based in the company's Santa Ana, Calif. headquarters and reports directly to Flynn. GeoLogistics Corporation GeoLogistics Corporation is a global leader in non-asset based logistics, with an extensive network of operations in over 100 countries around the world. GeoLogistics offers its customers a broad range of freight management and customized logistics solutions backed by a single, company-wide IT system. With experienced and dedicated people, GeoLogistics meets customers' specific local logistics needs on a truly global basis. GeoLogistics combines more than 150 years of history with the latest technology and practices. More information may be obtained at the Company's website at www.geo-logistics.com |
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