Joel Gard
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has employed Joel Gard as senior vp of its newly established Interchange & Logistics enterprise unit.
With the addition of the brand new unit, ACBL now includes three Strategic Business Units (SBUs):
- Dry Cargo
- Liquid Cargo
- Interchange & Logistics
A veteran of the transportation and provide chain sector, Gard has intensive expertise in constructing and deploying know-how to boost conventional transportation fashions. Reporting to ACBL CEO Mike Ellis, he could have P&L accountability for the corporate’s Interchange & Logistics enterprise whereas main a digital transformation of the corporate’s logistics competencies (boat & barge optimization, community efficiency, dispatch operations, and so forth.).
“Having led successful organizations around the world, Joel is a proven leader that brings a breadth of experience from,” stated Ellis. “The transformation and expansion of our Interchange & Logistics SBU allows us to orchestrate our marine assets more efficiently and further leverage our Fleets & Terminals network to better support our customers and external partners. We are excited to welcome Joel aboard to lead this effort.”
“America’s inland waterways system is the backbone of the country’s transportation ecosystem, moving more than $500 billion worth of critical commodities annually in the most carbon efficient manner,” stated Gard. “ACBL is a dominant force in this space, and I am thrilled to have joined the team. With a very healthy balance sheet, experienced leadership, and passionate people managing one of the industry’s most expansive marine transportation networks, ACBL possesses the ingredients necessary to build upon its market leading position for years to come. I look forward to working with our team members, ownership, and external partners to deliver safe, innovative marine transportation solutions to our customer’s while championing the marine industry, more broadly.”
Gard’s profession contains holding positions at U.S. Xpress, Inc. (NYSE: USX) and Coyote Logistics, a UPS Company (NYSE: UPS). At U.S. Xpress, Gard served in variety of government management positions, together with chief know-how officer and president of the corporate’s technology-enabled freight brokerage platform, Xpress Technologies. At Coyote, Gard served as senior vp and head of Europe, main the corporate’s entry and speedy scale-up within the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) area, following varied senior management positions inside Coyote’s North American enterprise.
Gard holds a B.A. in economics (honors) and environmental research from Lake Forest College and accomplished his MBA research at INSEAD.
