Ryder
System, Inc. (NYSE:R), a leader in commercial transportation and
supply chain management solutions, announced today that Todd Skiles has
been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales and
Marketing for Supply Chain Solutions (SCS). In this role, reporting to
President of Global Supply Chain Solutions John Williford, Mr. Skiles is
responsible for overseeing the sales and solutions teams for all of
Ryder’s SCS industry vertical groups and Ryder Dedicated.
“We’ve achieved very strong growth at Ryder SCS largely because of
innovative, targeted new services in our vertical industry groups and in
Ryder Dedicated,” said Mr. Williford. “We anticipate Todd’s strong
leadership in sales will drive even further growth.”
Mr. Skiles joined Ryder in 1986 as a Rental Manager, and has since held
positions of increasing responsibility within both SCS and Fleet
Management Solutions (FMS) business units, including Account Manager;
Director of Business Development for FMS; Director of Business
Development for SCS; Group Director of Sales; and his most recent
position as Vice President of Sales for FMS, Southeast Region. His
achievements include being inducted into the sales leadership
organization Ryder Roundtable in 1995 and serving as its Chairman from
2005 to 2006. Mr. Skiles is also a decorated United States Army war
veteran, having proudly served as a Captain and Company Commander during
the Persian Gulf War.
Mr. Skiles attended Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, where he
graduated with a degree in Pre-Law Government Studies.
About Ryder
Ryder is a FORTUNE 500® commercial transportation, logistics and supply
chain management solutions company. Ryder’s stock (NYSE:R) is a
component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index. Inbound Logistics magazine has recognized Ryder
as a top third party logistics provider and green supply chain partner.
Ryder has also been ranked three years in a row as one of the top 250
U.S. companies in the Newsweek Green Rankings. In addition, Security
Magazine has named Ryder one of the top companies for security practices
in the transportation, logistics, supply chain, and warehousing sector.
Ryder is a proud member of the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving
Program, supporting national and local disaster preparedness and
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Ryder System, Inc.
Cindy Haas, 305-500-4526
Cindy_Haas@Ryder.com
or
Jennifer Hanlon, 305-500-4547
Jennifer_A_Hanlon@Ryder.com