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Board of Directors
Larry S. Mulkey, 68
Chairman
Mr. Mulkey has assumed the role of Chairman effective November 17, 2011. He has served as a Director since November 2002. Since 1997 he has served as the CEO and President of Mulkey & Associates, Inc., which provides consulting services specializing in transportation and logistics, business strategy, and real estate. He retired from Ryder System, Inc. in 1997 after 31 years of service, the last five years as President of Worldwide Logistics and as a member of the executive committee. Mr. Mulkey has served as a board and/or committee chairman in numerous organizations, including the American Trucking Association, and was the 1997 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the Council of Logistics Management which is the highest honor in the logistics industry. He currently serves as a Director of Cardinal Logistics Management, Inc., a private logistics and transportation company. Mr. Mulkey currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Nominating Committee and Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Mulkey brings to the Board considerable experience in the transportation industry and knowledge and understanding of business and finance generally and our business in particular.
Wendell R. Beard, 84
Director
Mr. Beard (Wendell R.) has served as a Director of the Company since July 2001. He retired from Ryder System, Inc. in June 1994 after 17 years of service, the last three years of which he served as Executive Vice President, responsible for corporate public relations, advertising, government relations, special events and the Ryder Foundation. From August 1989 to June 1991, he served as Senior Vice President and from August 1987 to August 1989 as Vice President. From 1977 to 1984, he was Vice President of Corporate Development for Truck Stops Corporation of America, a Ryder subsidiary. He has served on the Executive Committee of the American Trucking Association, and for the past 16 years has been an advisor to the Truck Rental and Leasing Association. He is a Director of the Doral County Club in Miami; a Director of Baptist Health South Florida, a healthcare and hospital corporation; and a member of the Orange Bowl Committee. Mr. Beard is a noted speaker to the trucking industry, business and civic groups. He is the father of Robert W. Beard, our Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales and Investor Relations Officer. Mr. Beard brings to the Board years of experience in the transportation industry generally and knowledge of our industry and our business, including our suppliers, customers and competitors.
Steven R. Goldberg, 61
Director
Mr. Goldberg has been appointed Chief Executive Officer & President of the Company effective November 17, 2011. He has served as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee until his current appointment. Since 2007 he has been President of Goldhammer Advisory LLC, specializing in M&A and corporate finance matters, located in Miami, Florida and has been a Senior Advisor to Boyne Capital Partners, a private equity firm. From 2006 to 2007, he was CEO of Coral Gables-based Sunbelt Diversified Enterprises LLC, a privately owned holding company that acquires and oversees the operations of various small cap companies in diverse industries. Prior to joining Sunbelt, he was Senior Vice President of Arrow Air II LLC, from 2004 to 2006, after having previously served as Chief Financial Officer of its affiliate Arrow Air, Inc., a Miami-based cargo airline with related logistics and leasing entities. Prior to joining Arrow Air, from 2002 to 2004, he was a partner at Maplewood Partners LP, a private equity firm based in Coral Gables, Florida. Mr. Goldberg served with Ryder System, Inc. and its subsidiaries for 12 years, from 2000 to 2001 and from 1987 to 1998, in positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance, Vice President of Corporate Development, Vice President and Treasurer of Ryder System, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of Ryder Transportation Services. From 1998 to 2000 he was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Republic Services, Inc., an environmental services company. Prior to joining the Ryder group, Mr. Goldberg held positions in the finance departments of Squibb Corporation and J.E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., having started his career at Manufacturers Hanover Trust in New York. He has been a lecturer in finance at the undergraduate School of Business, University of Miami, as well as previously a guest lecturer at the Graduate School of Business in the area of mergers and acquisitions.
Nat Moore, 60
Director
Mr. Moore has served as a Director of the Company since May 2006. Since 1987, he has served as President of Nat Moore & Associates Inc., an event management company located in Miami, and is the founder of The Nat Moore Foundation, a charitable organization that provides needed assistance to inner city organizations supporting sports teams and scholarships. A former professional football player with the Miami Dolphins, Mr. Moore is also the Vice President of Alumni Relations & Special Projects and Senior Advisor to the CEO of the Miami Dolphins Limited and serves as Director of Pro Bowl Youth Clinics for the National Football League’s Special Events, and did the same for the Super Bowl Youth Clinics for 18 years. He also appears as a Color Analyst for Miami Dolphins preseason television broadcasts on WFOR CBS-4, for the University of Florida, Breakfast with the Gators and on other various football game broadcasts. He also has been a Color Analyst for Miami Hurricanes football broadcasts. Mr. Moore is a 13-year veteran of the Miami Dolphins football team and was the ninth inductee into the Miami Dolphins Ring of Honor. Mr. Moore currently serves on the Board of Directors of several other organizations, including Sun Trust Bank N.A., The Nat Moore Foundation, the Orange Bowl Committee, and the South Florida Golf Foundation. He currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Nominating Committee, a member of the Corporate Governance Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Moore brings to the Board financial experience and business acumen, and broad experience as a director of numerous organizations.
C. Rodney O’Connor, 77
Director
Mr. O’Connor has served as a Director of the Company since July 1999. Mr. O’Connor previously assisted in the reorganization and refinancing of the Company. He is the Chairman of Cameron Associates, Inc., a financial communications firm he founded in 1976. Prior to 1976, he served in numerous positions over a 20-year period in the investment industry with Kidder Peabody and Bear Stearns. He also was a founder and Director of Atrix Laboratories, Inc., a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company focused on advanced drug delivery which was sold in 2004. Mr. O’Connor is also a longstanding member of the Board of Directors of Fundamental Management Corporation, a private fund management firm. Mr. O’Connor brings to the Board expertise in corporate finance, investor relations and investments generally.
Robert S. Picow, 56
Director
Mr. Picow has served as a Director of the Company since March 2001. He is currently Chairman of Quamtel, a provider of mobile broad band and international long distance services. He is also the Vice Chairman of Eezinet Corporation, which is a private telecommunications company holding PCS licenses for cellular spectrum. He served as Chairman of Cenuco Inc. (which subsequently changed its name to Lander Co. Inc. and is now known as Ascendia Brands, Inc.), a public communications technology company, from April 2004 until its merger with Lander Co. Inc. Mr. Picow has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Cenuco (and now Ascendia) since July 2003, and as chief executive officer of the Cenuco Wireless division since 2005. From June 1996 to August 1997, he served as the Vice Chairman of Brightpoint, Inc., a publicly traded communications company, and was its President from June 1996 until October 1997. In 1981, Mr. Picow founded Allied Communications, Inc., the pioneer U.S. wireless electronics distributorship, serving 16 years as its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President until the 1996 merger of Allied and Brightpoint. Since 2001, he has served on the Board of Directors of Fundamental Management Corporation, a private fund management firm. He also is a Director of Infosonics Corporation, a multinational telecommunications company, and American Telecom Services, Inc., a provider of Internet phone and prepaid long distance communications services. Mr. Picow currently serves as a member of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Corporate Governance Committee and Chairman of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Picow brings to the Board financial expertise, business experience and acumen, and considerable experience as a director for multiple organizations.
Peter H. Woodward, 39
Director
Mr. Woodward has served as a Director of the Company since May 2011. He has served as the General Partner of MHW Capital Management, LLC, an investment firm specializing in equity investments in public companies that are revitalizing their business plans, since he founded it in August 2005. From 1995 to August 2005 he was Managing Director of Regan Fund Management, LCC, an investment firm. Mr. Woodward has served on the Board of Directors of The Hampshire Group since December 2009 and has previously served on the boards of directors of other companies, including NewsEdge Corp., Zomax, Inc., and Innodata-Isogen Corp. Mr. Woodward brings to the Board financial and business expertise and experience as a director for multiple organizations.
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