ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way
Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of
Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), announced that Jill A. Bixby has been promoted to vice
president of western area sales.
A 17-year Con-way veteran, Bixby began her career with the
company in 1998 as a customer service representative. She most
recently served as director of sales, with responsibility for sales
activities in the Pacific Northwest.
In her new role, she oversees sales for Con-way Freight's
Western Area, which includes the 11 states in the western U.S., as
well as North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Texas. Leading a team of over 130 sales
professionals, her responsibilities as the region's sales leader
will include pricing and sales strategies, as well as staffing,
performance management, customer acquisition, sales training and
personnel development. Based in Portland,
Oregon, she reports to Stephen F.
Dean, senior vice president of sales for Con-way
Freight.
"Jill is an excellent complement to our executive team," said
Dean. "She is a seasoned sales professional whose insight and
experience will provide strong leadership and development for our
sales efforts in the Western Area. I'm pleased to congratulate Jill
on this significant career milestone and look forward to her
contributions."
Bixby's career at Con-way has spanned several roles of
increasing responsibility. She is a five-time recipient of Con-way
Freight's Quarterly Leadership Award, a two-time recipient of Sales
Director of the Year honors and a past recipient of Con-way
Freight's President's Award — one of the company's highest
accolades, which recognize employees for exemplary leadership and
performance.
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About Con-way Freight
Con-way Freight is the industry's leading less-than-truckload
(LTL) freight transportation company, providing guaranteed,
day-definite regional and transcontinental service with
exception-free delivery, on-time service performance and faster
transit times through a single, unified network of more than 425
service locations serving the United
States, Canada,
Mexico and Puerto Rico. Con-way Freight offers LTL
freight transportation across North
America and through Global LTL™ delivery in
the United States from around the
world. Global solutions include international less-than-container
(LCL) ocean shipments from Asia
through its OceanGuaranteed® service; U.S. and
Europe delivery for inbound and
outbound international cargoes through an exclusive alliance with
TNT; direct service to more than 30 Bahamian and Caribbean ports; and domestic offshore
transportation to Alaska,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Con-way Freight is a
certified FAST highway carrier and is C-TPAT/PIP, ACE- and
CSA-certified.
Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a
$5.8 billion diversified freight
transportation and logistics services company. For more
information, visit www.con-way.com/en/freight.
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