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 Kenco Logistic Services LLC (KLS), one of the most respected names in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry, has announced the election of Gary L. Mayfield, CEO, to the post of chairman of the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA).
“I am honored and delighted to have been selected to lead this great organization for the next year,” Mayfield said. He brings strong experience to IWLA. Since joining Kenco as CEO in 1999, the company has experienced double-digit growth and is now one of the largest family-owned and privately-held third-party logistic solutions in the United States. Kenco serves over 200 clients in 31 states and Canada, with 100 facilities and 25 million square feet of warehouse space. The company’s core capabilities are warehousing and distribution, transportation management, material handling equipment, assembly, cartoning, labeling, reverse logistics, packaging, engineering services, metal cutting, fabricating, and project management.
Mayfield’s expertise in warehousing, transportation and value-added services is founded on more than 30 years of supply chain experience with third party logistics and manufacturing companies.
“The momentum for IWLA has been really building each year with Jere Van Puffelen and previous chairmen steadying the ship and getting it moving in the right direction,” Mayfield said. His top priorities as IWLA chairman will be increasing membership recruitment and retention; getting members more involved in the association—including associate members; and improving communication of IWLA’s government affairs activities at the federal and state levels, as well as its educational, product and service opportunities.
In addition to IWLA, Mayfield is an active member of the Warehousing Education and Research Council and Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
About Kenco Logistic Services (www.kencologisticservices.com)
Kenco Logistic Services is one of the nation's leading third-party logistics providers (3PL), managing over 100 facilities and 25 million square feet of warehouse space in 31 states and Canada. Kenco currently provides logistics services for many industry-leading, Fortune 500 companies such as Whirlpool, GlaxoSmithKline, Cummins, and General Mills. Kenco specializes in facilities and services for the pharmaceutical, apparel, automotive, food, textile, and appliance industries.
Since 1891, the International Warehouse Logistics Association has been defining the standards of excellence in warehousing and logistics outsourcing. Based in Des Plaines, IL, IWLA promotes the growth and success of third- party logistics companies by providing its more than 500 member companies with resources, information, education and professional programs designed to advance their businesses and provide greater value to their customers.
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