OHL Names New CFO, Promotes Two Others

JOC Staff |
Brentwood, Tenn. (June 2, 2010) – Global supply chain management company, OHL, recently hired Thomas P. “Tom” Wilkas as CFO. OHL’s former CFO left the company in May. Wilkas has over 20 years of leadership experience with several global companies, including serving as CFO and Senior Vice President for Borland Software Company where he led Finance and Accounting, global M&A and Strategy, SOX compliance, IT, and Real Estate. Borland is a global company operating thirty-four offices in seventeen countries.

Wilkas has also served in executive leadership roles at Solucient, Huhtamaki Americas, Inc. and U.S. West, Inc. He earned his MBA in Finance at Indiana University and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

“Tom brings a vast amount experience across a broad range of industries,” stated Bert Irigoyen, President and COO for OHL. “He has been the CFO of three other leading companies and we are pleased to have him on the OHL team.”

Bob Spieth is now President of OHL’s Contract Logistics and North America Transportation business units. Spieth has been with the company for over 11 years and has served in various senior leadership roles during his tenure. Most recently, he served as President, Contract Logistics.

Mike Honious has been promoted to Senior Vice President of North American Contract Logistics Operations. Honious has been with OHL since 2005 and was most recently Vice President of Solutions & Engineering. He and his team design solutions for OHL customers and manage OHL’s Operational Excellence programs.

“Bob and Mike provide tremendous value for our customers by driving costs out of their supply chains and continually improving their experience with OHL,” Irigoyen commented.

“These organizational improvements will allow OHL to operate our Contract Logistics and North America Transportation business units more cohesively and offer more value to our customers,” added Scott McWilliams, OHL’s CEO.

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About OHL

Based in Tennessee, OHL is one of the largest 3PLs in the world, providing integrated global supply chain management solutions including transportation, warehousing, customs brokerage, freight forwarding and import and export consulting services. With three business units—Global Freight Management and Logistics, Contract Logistics and North America Transportation—OHL operates more than 130 value-added distribution centers, offers comprehensive transportation management services, employs nearly 6,000, and has offices worldwide. OHL has expertise in direct to consumer fulfillment, serves a wide range of business sectors from specialty retail to manufacturing, and specializes in the apparel, electronics, printing, food and beverage, and consumer packaged goods industries.

For more information about OHL, please call (877) 401-6400 or visit us online at www.ohl.com