Velocity appoints McAlpin
US-based Velocity Express has appointed John McAlpin as president & COO. Effective immediately, McAlpin will have responsibility for all day-to-day operations and personnel. McAlpin has been charged with continuing to emphasise customer service, IC drivers and facility level operations for Velocity.
McAlpin has over 25 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry. He has extensive experience in supply chain optimisation solutions, manufacturing, and engineering. Most recently, since 2004, McAlpin has served as the head of operations for Newgistics Incorporated, a provider of USPS-based small parcel delivery and return delivery package services. Newgistics, a key Velocity customer, supports McAlpin’s appointment to the Velocity executive management team.
Vince Wasik will remain with Velocity as non-executive chairman, working directly with Comvest, Velocity’s majority owner, and the Velocity board of directors on strategic initiatives and business development opportunities. Jeff Hendrickson will be retiring and remain available to the company on a consulting basis.
Jerry Vento, operating partner at Comvest, said: “John is a high integrity, no nonsense executive who will stress the core components of our business. He will ensure that the customer promises we make will be delivered on consistently every day at every level of the organisation, from local city management to corporate headquarters.”
