Con-Way Southern Express Announces Executive Promotions; Worthington Moves to V. P. Operations, Guice Promoted to V. P. Sales.

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1999--Con-Way Southern Express (CSE) announced today that James Philip Worthington has been named vice president of operations and John W. Guice has been promoted to vice president of sales for the company, a less-than-truckload (LTL) regional carrier.

The announcement was made by John T. Hickerson, president and chief executive officer of CSE, which is based in Forth Worth.

"Phil and Johnny both have a tremendous amount of industry expertise, experience and leadership skills that will assure the continued success of Con-Way Southern Express," said Hickerson. CSE is a component of Con-Way Transportation Services, a $1.7-billion transportation company based in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Worthington, 47, will replace Jeff Wilson, who is retiring. Worthington joined CSE in 1987 and has served as an operations assistant, service center manager, director of personnel, regional manager and most recently was vice president of sales. In his new position, he will be responsible for day-to-day operations of CSE's service network, strategic development, safety and fleet maintenance. "Phil has been instrumental in CSE's success and will bring that same innovation, leadership and drive to operations," said Hickerson.

Worthington, with 18 years transportation experience, holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Georgia School of Law and graduated cum laude from the university. He previously held management positions with Roadway Package Systems, McLean Trucking and Roadway Express. Worthington and his wife, Ginny, reside in Grapevine, Texas and have two sons.

Guice, 47, a 27-year transportation veteran, joined CON-WAY in 1989 as a service center manager and was promoted to a regional manager in 1993. Under his leadership, the central region increased profits significantly while lowering operating ratios. In his new position, Guice will be responsible for all sales performance, policy development, sales administration, sales training and strategic sales planning. "Johnny brings a superior understanding of the sales process and customer needs to his job in addition to outstanding team building and management skills," said Hickerson.

A native of Louisiana, Guice graduated with a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University. He is a member of the Arkansas Trucking Association and began his career with Roadway Express. He and wife, Valerie, have three children and will be relocating to Ft. Worth from Conway, Arkansas.

Con-Way Transportation Services is a $1.7-billion company that provides time-definite and day-definite freight delivery services for commercial and industrial businesses. Within the CON-WAY family are regional less-than-truckload carriers Con-Way Central Express, Con-Way Southern Express, and Con-Way Western Express; Con-Way Truckload Services, providing multi-modal, full-truckload shipping; Con-Way NOW, an expedited carrier specializing in emergency shipment service; and Con-Way Integrated Services, a contract supply chain execution service provider.

CON-WAY is a subsidiary of Palo Alto, Calif.-based CNF Transportation Inc., a $5-billion diversified transportation company with operations worldwide.

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