UPS CCO Gershenhorn to retire
UPS Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Alan Gershenhorn, will be retiring in June, after 38 years with the company.
“Alan’s tremendous impact on UPS is widely known and respected, inside the company and among our global customers, partners and other stakeholders,” said David Abney, UPS chief executive officer.
“Alan guided UPS to intensify creation of distinctive customer value and positioned us as a premium service provider who creates revenue-generating insights that help customers succeed. During his tenure UPS introduced industry-leading new products, solutions and commercial innovations that pioneered the ecommerce era and the customer-centric B-to-B and B-to-C strategies that define UPS’s market presence today.”
Gershenhorn first joined the UPS Management Committee in 2007 to serve as president of UPS International where he was responsible for the UPS international package, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and logistics businesses.
He has served in several other significant leadership positions in the United States, Europe, and Canada. These include Vice President UPS Corporate Strategy Group, where he was responsible for the company’s retail strategy and operations worldwide and the integration of Mail Boxes Etc. (now recognized as The UPS Store); the president of UPS Canada; the president of UPS Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) Global Transportation and Shared Services; and the president of UPS SCS operations in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
A native of Long Island, New York, he began his UPS career in Houston, Texas, as a part-time package handler.
In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Gershenhorn serves as a Trustee of The UPS Foundation and a delegate of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
