Monday, March 4, 2013

ANDREY NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF UPS OCEAN FREIGHT SERVICES


Industry Veteran Andy Huckbody Retires From UPS after 34 Years

March 4, 2013, Atlanta, GA - Keith Andrey, has been named vice president of UPS global ocean freight transportation services at UPS (NYSE: UPS).

Andrey will succeed Andy Huckbody, who is retiring with 34 years of transportation and logistics experience and played a key leadership role in the successful integration of Fritz Companies after UPS acquired the company in 2001.

Starting his UPS career in 2001 through the acquisition of Fritz Companies, Andrey, who had more than 11 years of prior logistics experience, quickly advanced into key roles in ocean, brokerage, air freight and gateway operations in the U.S. and the Americas Region. Before his current role as vice president of U.S. brokerage, Andrey had responsibility for UPS’s U.S. East ocean operations.

Huckbody also began his UPS career in 2001 with Fritz Companies, Inc., becoming part of the UPS Freight/Fritz integration team at UPS. He held several senior operations management positions in both the U.S. and Asia within the global freight forwarding and logistics and distribution business units. Huckbody was instrumental in the restructuring of the U.S. ocean operations in Asia and the U.S.

Huckbody later led the UPS Freight Forwarding global ocean business as vice president of UPS ocean freight transportation services.

As a global freight forwarder and one of the world's Top 10 U.S. Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs), UPS provides a complete portfolio of ocean and air freight services including transportation, supplier management, customs brokerage and visibility technology solutions. Air freight services include North American and international air freight as well as UPS Express Critical services for time-critical freight shipment needs across all modes of transportation. To learn more about UPS's ocean and air freight offerings, visit ups.com/globalfreight.