Expeditors’ James L.K. Wang Announces Retirement Plans
2015年2月28日 - 8:05AM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD),
today announced that James L.K. Wang, President - Asia Pacific,
Director, and co-founder, has informed the Company’s Board of
Directors of his desire to retire from his role as President - Asia
Pacific as of June 30, 2015. Mr. Wang, upon re-election by the
shareholders at the Company’s annual meeting on May 21, 2015, will
continue to serve as a Director through the 2016 annual
shareholders’ meeting.
“We would never have imagined in 1981 that what we started with
20 people in six offices could attain the global presence that
Expeditors has today, with nearly 15,000 people in over 250
locations,” said Mr. Wang. “We founded this Company on a very
simple principle-that, by attracting and providing unlimited
opportunities for continuous growth and improvement to the very
best people, we could also provide the highest standards in
customer service. Executing on that principle, we believed, would
create a successful Company in every aspect. It is extremely
humbling to have had a role in the creation of that kind of
culture. The most rewarding part of my career has been to see so
many people who joined us grow and develop and reap the benefits of
those opportunities.”
Mr. Wang added: “It is an Asian virtue that each generation must
strive to improve upon the last. During this past year, as I have
been part of guiding and directing our new leadership during its
re-organization of our global reporting structure and the
formulation and communication of our new strategic initiatives, I
have been deeply impressed that our original founding principles
are still being perpetuated. I’m confident the focus, dedication,
and unity of our new leadership will move the Company forward to
that ‘next level.’ Lastly, I would like to express my profound
gratitude to all of those friends and colleagues with whom I shared
this journey over the years. It’s been an amazing experience. The
list of people is too long to enumerate, but I believe you all know
who you are, and to you I just say ‘Thank You’ for all your
support. I look forward to continuing my relationship with
Expeditors while serving ‘only’ as a member of the Board,” Wang
concluded.
“We could not write a press release long enough to list all of
James’ contributions over the last 34 years, from the day he
co-founded Expeditors right up through today,” said Jeffrey S.
Musser, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We do, however,
want to publicly thank James and acknowledge the critical and
formative roles he played in both the establishment and development
of Expeditors. His foresight and vision in our Company’s early
years led to the creation of a strong network of offices in the
then-emerging manufacturing markets in Asia. That vision created
the catalyst for Expeditors’ subsequent global expansion. To this
day, Asia remains a strategic springboard that continues to drive
significant opportunities to our network. We will miss James’
day-to-day mentoring, three-word aphorisms, his way of simplifying
complex issues, and, most of all, the respect and courtesy he
showed as he helped build Expeditors and develop its future
leaders. We are certainly grateful that James has made clear his
desire to remain on the Board this next year,” Musser closed.
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in
Seattle, Washington. The company employs trained professionals in
186 full-service offices and numerous satellite locations located
on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through
an integrated information management system. Services include the
consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs
brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, domestic
time-definite transportation services, purchase order management,
warehousing and distribution and customized logistics
solutions.
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.Jeffrey S. Musser,
206-674-3433President and Chief Executive Officer
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