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Express-1 Expedited Solutions Inc.

(XPO) is in the Transportation Industry

Market Cap:$32.0M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$52.7M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Holding Company; Expedited Freight Transportation Services

Number of Employees 150
Contact Information

3399 S Lakeshore Dr Ste 225

Saint Joseph, Michigan 49085

www.express-1.c...

(269) 429-9761

NAICS Code Freight Transportation Arrangement: 488510

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael R. Welch CEO
Mark Patterson Cfo
Dennis McCaffrey Vice President, Sales
Jim Welch Vice President, Internal Sales & Marketing
Joe Campbell Vice President, IT
John Welch Controller

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jim Martell Chairman
Calvin R. Whitehead Board of Directors
Daniel Para Board of Directors
Jay N. Taylor Board of Directors
Jeff Curry Board of Directors
Jennifer Doris Board of Directors
Jennifer H. Dorris Board of Directors
John Affleck-Graves Board of Directors

Michael R. Welch, age 46, joined the Company, in August of 2004 as President and was appointed to the Board of Directors at that time. Mr. Welch was appointed CEO of the Company in June 2005. Mr. Welch’s primary focus is on providing executive leadership and further expanding the Company’s footprint within the market place for premium transportation and logistics services. Mr. Welch has been involved in the transportation industry for over twenty years with expertise in the expediting industry. In 1989 Mr. Welch co-founded Express-1, Inc., a Midwest based expedited carrier, which grew to a $50 million dollar company, and now serves as one of our operating companies. Mr. Welch has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Marketing from Western Michigan University. The following Directors are independent under applicable American Stock Exchange Listing Standards:

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Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. CEO Current
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Cfo Current
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. CFO Former
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Former

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Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Vice President, Sales Current

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Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Vice President, Internal Sales & Marketing Current

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Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Vice President, IT Current

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Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Controller Current

James J. Martell, age 54, is a Director of the Company and serves as the Chairman of the Board for the Company. Mr. Martell was initially appointed as a Director in January 2005. Mr. Martell has 30 years of experience in the transportation and logistics sector and related industries. Mr. Martell has served as an Independent Operating Executive to companies operating in the transportation and logistics sector and related industries from 2004 to the present. From 1999 through 2004, Mr. Martell served as chief executive officer for SmartMail Services, Inc., a high-volume shipper of flats and parcels for corporate mailings. In 2004, SmartMail was acquired by Deutsche Post AG, ending Mr. Martell’s tenure as chief executive officer. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Martell served as executive vice president of Americas for UTI Worldwide Inc., a publicly traded non-asset based global integrated logistics company with gross revenues in excess of $500 million in 1998. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Martell held the position of international vice president and chief executive officer of Burlington Air Express Canada. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Martell served as general manager/senior manager of Federal Express Canada Limited, and its predecessor companies, where he managed the creation of Federal Express Corporation’s Canadian operation. From 1979 to 1985, Mr. Martell served as regional manager for industrial engineering at Federal Express Corporation, and from 1975 to 1979, he was station/city manager for United Parcel Service, Inc. Mr. Martell currently serves as a director of several privately held companies and trade groups including Vision Holdings Logistics, 3PD, Ozburn-Hessey Logistics and Cirrus Air Craft. Mr. Martell received his B.S. in Business Administration from Michigan Technological University and has completed coursework towards a Masters of Education from Brock University.

Organization Position Status
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Chairman Current

Calvin ('Pete') Whitehead, age 61, currently serves as a Director of the Company and serves as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Compensation Committees. Mr. Whitehead was initially appointed as a Director in January 2005. Mr. Whitehead is a retired former President of Atlantic Automotive Components, a joint venture of Ford/Visteon and Venture Industries, in Benton Harbor Michigan. While serving as president from 1995 to 2003, Mr. Whitehead oversaw revenue growth from $18 million to over $90 million. From 1992 to 1995 Mr. Whitehead was the General Manufacturing Manager for Toledo Molding and Die and was responsible for 4 manufacturing plants and corporate quality. From 1967 to 1992 Mr. Whitehead held various management positions within Ford Motor Company, both in manufacturing and engineering in the U.S. and in Europe. Mr. Whitehead received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Organization Position Status
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Daniel Para, Daniel Para, age 56, currently serves as a Director of the Company and as the Director of Business Development. Mr. Para was initially appointed as a Director in January 2008. Mr. Para founded Concert Group Logistics, LLC in 2001 and successfully built a team which grew that operation into a concern generating over $47 million in revenue annually through 24 independently owned stations. Prior to the sale of the assets of Concert Group Logistics LLC to Concert Group Logistics, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. in January of 2008, Mr. Para served as its CEO. Mr. Para was formerly the President and COO of Seko Worldwide, Inc. from 1976 to 1997 when it was sold to US Freightways, Inc. Mr. Para’s career continued as the President, CEO and Group President of USF Worldwide Division of US Freightways, Inc. from 1998 — 2000. Mr. Para is currently a Founder and Board Member of Burr Ridge Bank & Trust and a partner in Para Brothers, LLC, which focuses on strategic investments in commercial real estate.

Organization Position Status
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Jay N. Taylor, age 61, currently serves as a Director of the Company and as a member of the Audit and Acquisition Committees. Mr. Taylor was initially appointed as a Director in March 2004. Mr. Taylor co-founded Capital Resource Partners, Inc. in 1998 as an investment-banking firm focused on providing merger and acquisition services to the transportation and logistics industry. He has represented many transportation buyers and sellers and evaluated dozens of trucking and logistics companies. In 1995, Mr. Taylor was co-founder, President & CEO of Ampace Corporation, which was an asset-based, publicly traded trucking company serving Fortune 500 shippers. Before that he was Senior Vice President of Country Wide Truck Service, Inc., Senior Vice President of Tri-State Motor Transit, Inc., both public companies and a management consultant focused on trucking company operating performance improvement. From 1979 to 1987, Mr. Taylor was a Vice President of Schneider National, Inc. responsible for marketing, planning and business development for the largest truckload carrier in North America. He was also General Manager of Schneider’s western division. Mr. Taylor received his MBA from the University of Iowa in finance and his BS from Iowa State University, concentrating in transportation.

Organization Position Status
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. President Former
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Vice President, Recruiting & Safety Former

Organization Position Status
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Jennifer H. Dorris, age 41, currently serves as a Director of the Company and also serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Mrs. Dorris was initially appointed as a Director in April 2005. Ms. Dorris has extensive experience in building an effective financial team in a high-growth environment, implementing financial systems, integrating acquisitions and centralizing accounting functions. She is the Chief Financial Officer of Prommis Solutions, a leading provider of outsourced foreclosure and bankruptcy processing services to law firms on behalf of their mortgage servicers. Great Hill Partners, the majority owner, is a Boston-based private equity firm with $1.5 billion of capital under management. Mrs. Dorris manages all the corporate finance and human resource functions including financial reporting, budgeting, financial acquisition diligence, annual audits and tax compliance. Mrs. Dorris has led and managed the financial diligence of numerous acquisitions throughout her career. Ms. Dorris has also developed acquisition pipelines to stimulate fast growth in acquisitive companies. Previously, Mrs. Dorris was the Chief Financial Officer of Smartmail, LLC. Mrs. Dorris was instrumental in Smartmail achieving its strategic goals by pursuing and attaining growth initiatives, building an exceptional financial team, and completing and integrating strategic acquisitions. Previous to this, Mrs. Dorris was the Vice President and Controller for WebMD were she led the centralization of over 20 acquired entities into a common financial platform. While at WebMD, Mrs. Dorris prepared the Company to go public, was instrumental in the S-1 filing and subsequent SEC reporting. Her background also includes public accounting and has been a CPA licensed in Georgia since 1996. Mrs. Dorris holds a M.B.A. in Finance and a B.A. in accounting from Georgia State University.

Organization Position Status
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current

John F. Affleck-Graves, age 58, currently serves as a Director of the Company and was appointed to this position in October 2006. Dr. Affleck-Graves is the Executive Vice President (EVP) at the University of Notre Dame. In his position at Notre Dame, Dr. Affleck-Graves is responsible for administration of the University’s $650 million annual operating budget and an endowment of more than $5 billion. He is also responsible for the University’s workforce of more than 4,000 employees, and he oversees the University’s construction program. Prior to becoming EVP, in 2004, Dr. Affleck-Graves served for three years as vice president and associate provost at the University. He served on the Notre Dame faculty from 1986 to 2000, the final three years as chairman of the Department of Finance and Business Economics. Dr. Affleck-Graves taught from 1975 to 1986 at the University of Cape Town, where he earned bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. In addition to his work at Notre Dame, Dr. Affleck-Graves has served as a consultant for numerous companies including Allied Signal, Merck, Old Mutual, and Pharmacia and Upjohn. In recent years he has served on the boards of Student Loan Corporation and St Joseph’s Capital Bank. He is the author of more than 50 articles that deal with aspects of initial public offerings, valuation and asset pricing models, and shareholder value-added methodology.

Organization Position Status
Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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     XPO $1.02 +0.02 (1.98% )
Average Volume 52,809
Shares Outstanding 32.04M
Market Cap 32.7M
Year High 1.23
Year Low 0.63
Earnings Per Share 0.06
P/E Ratio 17.00
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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