SEKO Worldwide Hires Logistics Industry Veteran, Jim Wallace, to Lead Global Sales and Marketing
ITASCA, Ill. (Nov. 4, 2010) – SEKO Worldwide – a global provider of supply-chain solutions, including comprehensive transportation, logistics and IT solutions – announced it has hired 28-year transportation industry veteran, Jim Wallace, as vice president of global sales.
Wallace will work from SEKO’s Itasca, Ill. global headquarters and report directly to SEKO’s president and CEO, William Wascher. His primary responsibilities will be to: develop, execute and manage SEKO’s sales and marketing strategies and functions; pursue marketing initiatives to further SEKO’ brand awareness and image; and monitor and align these efforts to support corporate goals.
Wallace will directly supervise SEKO’s: strategic client directors, director of sales training and development, and marketing manager and related support staff. He will indirectly supervise and support all field sales personnel.“Jim brings to SEKO a tremendous track record of building and managing sales departments with other transportation-related companies,” stated Wascher.
“We look forward to Jim successfully forging strong relationships with significant national organizations, and servicing the growing needs of our current client base and sales professionals.”
Wallace’s most important previous experience includes working for (beginning with most current): On Time Express for two and a half years, most recently as executive vice president; Mach 1 Global Services for four and a half years, most recently as executive vice president of sales – national accounts; and Roadway Express for 20 years, most recently serving as regional sales manager. In addition to building and managing successful sales teams and strategies, he has established national accounts with organizations such as: MTD Products, Delta Airlines, Philips Industries, Alcoa, Quaker Oats, Valeo, Ford Motor Company, National Logistics Management, Inc., TPS Logistics, Fisher Hamilton, TRW and Worldwide Digital.
Wallace earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from East Central Oklahoma State University. He received a double major in Marketing and Management and played varsity basketball. “This is a terrific opportunity for me to leverage SEKO’s well-developed, worldwide operational network and world-class technology platform to support its existing and new clients’ needs,” commented Wallace.
“There is tremendous potential to further grow SEKO’s client base and bring new opportunities to our strategic partners throughout the world.”
About SEKO Worldwide: Founded in 1976, SEKO Worldwide is a global, third-party logistics provider with 50 offices in the United States and more than 50 offices in 40+ countries worldwide. It offers a full range of supply-chain solutions – including transportation services such as domestic and global air and ocean freight forwarding; customs brokerage; ground transportation; trans-border distribution; U.S. home delivery; and DC bypass shipping. SEKO does so 24/7 on an expedited and time-definite basis. International logistics solutions include: warehouse management services (WMS), asset management and distribution, contract logistics and reverse logistics services. Its IT solutions offer a broad range of real-time, Web-based shipment management and data exchange tools for a high degree of supply-chain visibly. For more information, please visit: http://www.sekologistics.com
