Orlando, FL (September 10, 2015) - Fleetgistics Holdings, Inc., a leader in highly specialized, same-day courier services through its subsidiaries, Partsfleet, Scriptfleet and Medifleet, announced today that Jim van Leenen has been appointed as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The addition of van Leenen is part of an ambitious growth plan for the companies as they seek to aggressively expand their services and footprint.
Fleetgistics’ operating companies, through their extensive courier networks, provide superior same day, mission-critical delivery services. These niche services provide on-demand and scheduled deliveries within the automotive aftermarket, medical, pharmaceutical, and retail industries, whose supply chains often require courier services 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week and 365 days-a-year in order to meet customer demands.
Van Leenen brings Fleetgistics an extensive background in the complex business segment of same-day logistics services. In 2007 van Leenen, along with private investors, acquired Flash Global Inc, a global leader in same-day mission critical supply chain services. During his seven-year tenure as CEO, Flash Logistics was the go to resource for Fortune 500 hi-tech companies. As CEO, van Leenen built and developed one of the leading teams in the industry, repositioned the business for exponential growth, redefined the brand’s value proposition and set a new industry standard for customer satisfaction. After leaving his post as CEO of Flash Global, van Leenen remained as the company’s Chairman of the Board for an additional 18 months.
Prior to being the CEO of Flash Global Inc., van Leenen held senior leadership positions with Sirva, a leader in the global relocation space, and with GE Capital in Canada and Europe. Van Leenen is a veteran in the logistics and supply chain service space with experience in France, the Netherlands, UK, Canada and the US.
“We are extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Jim van Leenen as president & CEO of Fleetgistics. Jim’s 30-year industry experience, customer-oriented operating philosophy and 17-year history of successfully leading privately backed companies to achieve growth and expansion makes him well suited to move our company into the future,” says Earle Weaver, Chairman of the Board.
“Fleetgistics’companies have created a strong customer base by delivering on the companies’ promise to provide excellent same-day courier services for highly sensitive, time critical products around the clock; many that have a very limited shelf life. Building upon that foundation with my proven Six Sigma process management and the creation of cutting-edge technology the team and I will bring the Fleetgistics’ companies to the next level of growth through relentless dedication and commitment to our customers. Everything starts and ends with the customer,” says van Leenen.
ABOUT FLEETGISTICS
Fleetgistics Holdings, Inc. is the holding company of Medifleet, Inc., Scriptfleet, Inc., Partsfleet, Inc. and Partsfleet II, Inc., together among the industry leaders of same-day customized logistics solutions and time-critical courier services in the United States. Operating 24/7/365, the Fleetgistics companies offer customer-focused services through three operating brands: Medifleet, Scriptfleet, and Partsfleet which focus predominantly on the medical, pharmaceutical and automotive aftermarket industries respectively. Offering both routed and on-demand dedicated solutions to those three industries, along with multiple others, Fleetgistics’ companies differentiates themselves by providing highly reliable service, industry-leading technology, decades of experience and a strategic network of both national and local operators. Fleetgistics is the right partner for your same-day [outsourced] logistics needs. http://www.fleetgistics.com
Fleetgistics’ operating companies, through their extensive courier networks, provide superior same day, mission-critical delivery services. These niche services provide on-demand and scheduled deliveries within the automotive aftermarket, medical, pharmaceutical, and retail industries, whose supply chains often require courier services 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week and 365 days-a-year in order to meet customer demands.
Van Leenen brings Fleetgistics an extensive background in the complex business segment of same-day logistics services. In 2007 van Leenen, along with private investors, acquired Flash Global Inc, a global leader in same-day mission critical supply chain services. During his seven-year tenure as CEO, Flash Logistics was the go to resource for Fortune 500 hi-tech companies. As CEO, van Leenen built and developed one of the leading teams in the industry, repositioned the business for exponential growth, redefined the brand’s value proposition and set a new industry standard for customer satisfaction. After leaving his post as CEO of Flash Global, van Leenen remained as the company’s Chairman of the Board for an additional 18 months.
Prior to being the CEO of Flash Global Inc., van Leenen held senior leadership positions with Sirva, a leader in the global relocation space, and with GE Capital in Canada and Europe. Van Leenen is a veteran in the logistics and supply chain service space with experience in France, the Netherlands, UK, Canada and the US.
“We are extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Jim van Leenen as president & CEO of Fleetgistics. Jim’s 30-year industry experience, customer-oriented operating philosophy and 17-year history of successfully leading privately backed companies to achieve growth and expansion makes him well suited to move our company into the future,” says Earle Weaver, Chairman of the Board.
“Fleetgistics’companies have created a strong customer base by delivering on the companies’ promise to provide excellent same-day courier services for highly sensitive, time critical products around the clock; many that have a very limited shelf life. Building upon that foundation with my proven Six Sigma process management and the creation of cutting-edge technology the team and I will bring the Fleetgistics’ companies to the next level of growth through relentless dedication and commitment to our customers. Everything starts and ends with the customer,” says van Leenen.
ABOUT FLEETGISTICS
Fleetgistics Holdings, Inc. is the holding company of Medifleet, Inc., Scriptfleet, Inc., Partsfleet, Inc. and Partsfleet II, Inc., together among the industry leaders of same-day customized logistics solutions and time-critical courier services in the United States. Operating 24/7/365, the Fleetgistics companies offer customer-focused services through three operating brands: Medifleet, Scriptfleet, and Partsfleet which focus predominantly on the medical, pharmaceutical and automotive aftermarket industries respectively. Offering both routed and on-demand dedicated solutions to those three industries, along with multiple others, Fleetgistics’ companies differentiates themselves by providing highly reliable service, industry-leading technology, decades of experience and a strategic network of both national and local operators. Fleetgistics is the right partner for your same-day [outsourced] logistics needs. http://www.fleetgistics.com
