GXO

GXO Appoints Corinna Refsgaard as Chief Human Resources Officer

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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GREENWICH, Conn., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, today announced the appointment of Corinna Refsgaard as Chief Human Resources Officer, reporting to CEO Malcolm Wilson.

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  • GREENWICH, Conn., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, today announced the appointment of Corinna Refsgaard as Chief Human Resources Officer, reporting to CEO Malcolm Wilson.
  • Refsgaard will be responsible for global talent strategy as well as all strategic, operational and transformational HR processes, including compensation and benefits, workforce planning and performance management.
  • “We are extremely pleased to welcome Corinna to GXO,” said GXO CEO Malcolm Wilson.
  • “Corinna has extensive experience across all facets of Human Resources in large-scale global organizations and will bring a sharp focus on our people from recruitment and development to engagement and inclusion.”
    Previously, Refsgaard served as Group Chief People and Culture Officer at ISS, one of the world’s leading workplace experience and facility management companies.

GXO Appoints Nizar Trigui as Its First Chief Technology Officer

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Growth, GXO, Ford Motor Company, Dura Automotive Systems, Management

“This new global technology role realizes our commitment to provide our customers the cutting-edge competitive advantage they need to exceed their customers’ expectations and grow market share,” said Malcolm Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, GXO.

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  • “This new global technology role realizes our commitment to provide our customers the cutting-edge competitive advantage they need to exceed their customers’ expectations and grow market share,” said Malcolm Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, GXO.
  • “Nizar is more than a technology expert — he’s a true leader with a track record of building tech-powered organizations.
  • Trigui joined Bridgestone in 2017 as Chief Technology Officer for the Americas where he introduced several industry-first technologies and reinvigorated the product portfolio to regain market leadership and enhance pricing power.
  • Previously, he served as Chief Technology Officer for Dura Automotive Systems where he led corporate product strategy, the technology portfolio and global product development.

GXO Announces Offer to Acquire Wincanton

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Under the terms of the offer, each Wincanton shareholder will be entitled to receive 605 pence in cash for each Wincanton share held.

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  • Under the terms of the offer, each Wincanton shareholder will be entitled to receive 605 pence in cash for each Wincanton share held.
  • GXO has received irrevocable undertakings to accept (or to procure the acceptance of) the offer in respect of, in aggregate, 42,395,691 Wincanton shares and representing approximately 34.0% of the issued share capital of Wincanton as at 29 February 2024.
  • The irrevocable undertakings will cease to be binding in certain situations, including where a third party announces a competing offer where the value of the consideration is more than 695 pence per Wincanton share.
  • Wincanton customers will have the opportunity to seamlessly globalize their supply chain operations across the 27 countries where GXO operates.

Agility Robotics Appoints Peggy Johnson as Chief Executive Officer

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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Agility Robotics , creator of the market-leading bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) called Digit, announced the appointment of veteran technology leader Peggy Johnson as Chief Executive Officer, effective today.

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  • Agility Robotics , creator of the market-leading bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) called Digit, announced the appointment of veteran technology leader Peggy Johnson as Chief Executive Officer, effective today.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240304702817/en/
    Agility Robotics appoints Peggy Johnson as CEO.
  • “I am thrilled to be joining the finest robotics team on the planet,” said Johnson.
  • With Peggy at the helm, Agility can bring robotics to new heights.”
    Throughout her career, Johnson has received extensive industry recognition for her engineering and business successes.

GXO Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023.

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  • Malcolm Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of GXO, said, “In the fourth quarter, we delivered a successful operational peak for our customers, capping off what was a truly great year for GXO.
  • Net income attributable to GXO increased to $73 million, compared with $46 million for the fourth quarter 2022.
  • GXO generated $215 million of cash flows from operations, compared with $226 million for the fourth quarter 2022.
  • In the fourth quarter of 2023, GXO generated $151 million of free cash flow1, compared with $141 million for the fourth quarter 2022.

GXO Pilots AI-enhanced Robotics in Warehouse

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Robotics, GXO, Artificial intelligence, Fine motor skill, Automation, Machine learning, Safety, Sales

GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that it is partnering with California-based robotics developer Dexterity to pilot AI-enhanced robotics in a warehouse to make operations for a leading beauty brand safer and more efficient.

Key Points: 
  • GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that it is partnering with California-based robotics developer Dexterity to pilot AI-enhanced robotics in a warehouse to make operations for a leading beauty brand safer and more efficient.
  • “We’re leading the charge on integrating automation into our customers’ supply chains to help them grow and meet their strategic objectives,” said Adrian Stoch, Chief Automation Officer, GXO.
  • Deploying robotics for these functions increases operational efficiency and safety, while freeing up team members to focus on higher-value-add activity.
  • Samir Menon, Dexterity’s CEO, said, “GXO is at the forefront of using technology to enable superior operations performance.

GXO Appoints Richard Cawston as Chief Revenue Officer

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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Richard Cawston, President of Europe, has expanded his current responsibilities to assume the newly-created role of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

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  • Richard Cawston, President of Europe, has expanded his current responsibilities to assume the newly-created role of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
  • GXO is also strengthening its Sales organization in the Americas and Asia Pacific with the addition of Eric Spadafora who joins GXO as head of sales for the region.
  • The Chief Revenue Officer, reporting to CEO Malcolm Wilson, has global responsibility for sales strategy, including prioritizing the most attractive customer segments, verticals and markets.
  • Eric Spadafora joins GXO from Logitech where he served as Vice President and head of business sales.

GXO Welcomes New Customer Glossier

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
GXO, Beauty, Health, Partnership, Division, Acquisition, PFS, Transport, Growth, Warehouse

GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that following its successful acquisition of PFSweb (PFS), it has won Glossier’s direct-to-consumer fulfillment operations and will manage its business-to-business order fulfillment to their retail partners in the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that following its successful acquisition of PFSweb (PFS), it has won Glossier’s direct-to-consumer fulfillment operations and will manage its business-to-business order fulfillment to their retail partners in the U.S.
    “We’re excited to add Glossier as a GXO customer in the health and beauty industry,” said Jorge Guanter, President, Americas and Asia Pacific, GXO.
  • “Putting the power of the combined expertise of GXO and PFS to work for Glossier will help enhance efficiency, drive productivity and further refine the customer brand experience.
  • Zach Thomann, Division President, PFS, now part of GXO, said, ”Expanding our Glossier partnership from the U.K. to the U.S. is another example of how we are executing our multi-node fulfillment strategy.
  • Servicing existing customers in multiple geographies while replicating the same brand-centric fulfillment operations is a key value proposition PFS now brings to GXO.

GXO Honored as “Logistics Operator of the Year” in Italy

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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TREZZO-SULL’ADDA, Italy, Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that it has received its second consecutive Il Logistico dell’Anno award, a prestigious recognition in the logistics industry that celebrates outstanding achievements and innovations. The 2023 award, presented by Assologistica, an Italian association of logistics companies, recognizes GXO’s outstanding diversity and inclusion efforts.

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  • The 2023 award, presented by Assologistica, an Italian association of logistics companies, recognizes GXO’s outstanding diversity and inclusion efforts.
  • “We are delighted to receive the ‘Logistics Operator of the Year’ award in the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ category from Assologistica,” said Alessandro Renzo, Managing Director - Italy and Switzerland, GXO.
  • GXO also supports PizzAut, which provides opportunities for young adults with autism to gain dignity and autonomy through work, and other non-profit organizations in Italy.
  • GXO now employs approximately 4,900 team members at almost 45 sites – including around 20 sites for fashion and luxury brands – totaling approximately 1,300,000 square meters, across Italy and Switzerland.

GXO Appoints Jorge Guanter as President of Americas and Asia Pacific

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Monday, December 18, 2023
Raytheon Technologies, Ingersoll Rand, PFSweb, BP, Acquisition, Cosmetics, Heart, Airbus Military, Cargill, Engineering, GXO, Airline

GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that Jorge Guanter has been appointed President of its Americas and Asia Pacific (AMAPAC) business, succeeding Eduardo Pelleissone who will depart GXO in March 2024.

Key Points: 
  • GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that Jorge Guanter has been appointed President of its Americas and Asia Pacific (AMAPAC) business, succeeding Eduardo Pelleissone who will depart GXO in March 2024.
  • The role, reporting to CEO Malcolm Wilson, has responsibility for managing operations in 12 countries, with a priority focus on North America.
  • “Jorge brings a unique breadth of management and operations expertise having led our Industrials division in North America as well as our operations in Asia, Latin America and Mexico,” said Malcolm Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, GXO.
  • “He has brought tremendous passion, expertise, and energy to GXO, and we appreciate his continued support to ensure a seamless transition.”
    GXO currently employs approximately 33,000 team members across more than 400 warehouse locations in the Americas & Asia Pacific.