Kitty Hawk Appoints Logistics Executive Gregg Sayler as Vice President, Ground Sales
January 30 2007 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Kitty Hawk, Inc. (AMEX:KHK) announced today that its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Kitty Hawk Cargo, Inc., has appointed Gregg Sayler as
Vice President for Ground Sales, a newly-created position. Mr.
Sayler, 47, will direct the marketing and sales effort for Kitty
Hawk�s independent ground transportation network. He will focus
initially on developing an enhanced ground sales strategy,
additional network growth opportunities and potential new products
and services. Mr. Sayler will report to Steven Markhoff, Senior
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kitty Hawk Cargo.
�Gregg�s career includes leadership roles across the spectrum of
logistics and shipping management, including sales strategy and
organization, operations and financial management,� said Robert W.
Zoller, president and chief executive officer of Kitty Hawk, Inc.
�With this diverse background, broad experience and unique
perspective on our industry, he brings exceptional judgment, and we
expect him to contribute profoundly toward the continued growth of
Kitty Hawk�s ground product. �During Kitty Hawk�s recent execution
of its C-NET contract with the U.S. Postal Service, Kitty Hawk
demonstrated the strength, flexibility and long-term value of its
unique, seamless and independent overnight air and expedited ground
freight transportation network. We look forward to Gregg�s
leadership as we build on this success, further strengthen our
network and continue to deliver exceptional service to the freight
forwarder and logistics community. We are proud to welcome him to
the Kitty Hawk family,� Mr. Zoller concluded. From 1982 to 1994,
Sayler held executive positions including CFO of FORWARD AIR,
Landair Transport and Landair Services. In 1994, Mr. Sayler founded
Airline Logistics, a non-asset freight forwarder and logistic
company based in Greenville, Tennessee. Airline Logistics has been
a General Sales Agent (GSA) for Kitty Hawk Cargo since 2006. Since
1994, in addition to his responsibilities at Airline Logistics, he
has also held several other consulting or project management
positions in the logistics and shipping industries. He was an
executive vice president with Xpress Global Systems; Managing
Director at Pan Am Clipper Cargo; Project Coordinator for Cargo
Sales at Turkish Airlines; CFO for James & Donohew Development
of Columbus, Ohio, a developer of airport property; and, COO of
Inland Air Services, an operator of on-airport properties. Mr.
Sayler earned his B.S. in Business Administration at the University
of Tennessee. About Kitty Hawk, Inc. www.kittyhawkcompanies.com As
a recognized leader in customer service, Kitty Hawk is the premier
provider of guaranteed, mission-critical, scheduled overnight air
and beginning October 31, 2005 of scheduled time-definite
coast-to-coast expedited ground freight transportation to major
business centers and surrounding communities throughout North
America, including, Alaska, Hawaii, Toronto, Canada, and San Juan,
Puerto Rico. With more than 30 years experience in the aviation and
air freight industries, Kitty Hawk plays a key connecting role in
the global supply chain. Kitty Hawk serves the logistics needs of
more than 550 freight forwarders, integrated carriers, logistics
companies and major airlines with its extensive integrated air and
ground network, fleet of Boeing 737-300SF, Boeing 727 and
contracted Boeing 767 cargo aircraft, as well as a 239,000
square-foot cargo warehouse, US Customs clearance and sort facility
at its Fort Wayne, Indiana hub. In 2005, Kitty Hawk became the
North American launch customer for the fuel-efficient and
environmentally friendly Boeing 737-300SF cargo aircraft. In late
2005, Kitty Hawk launched its new coast-to-coast and
border-to-border expedited ground network reaching key business
centers throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. In early 2006, to
manage the growing demand for its high customer service ground
freight product Kitty Hawk formed Kitty Hawk Ground, Inc. In June
2006, Kitty Hawk Ground acquired and began integrating the majority
of the assets of 20-year-old Air Container Transport (ACT), the
dominant expedited airport-to-airport freight trucking company
operating from Southwestern Canada to San Diego as well as
additional cities as far east as Texas and Illinois. In early 2007,
Kitty Hawk will launch its state-of-the-art, internet-based cargo
management computer system, greatly enhancing customer service and
communications as well as providing a common technology and
platform for air, ground and regional hub operations, management
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contingencies. Some of the things that could cause actual results
to differ from expectations are: economic conditions; the impact of
high fuel prices; our inability to successfully implement and
operate our expanded ground network; failure of key suppliers and
vendors to perform; our inability to attract sufficient customers
at economical prices for our expanded ground network; unforeseen
increases in liquidity and working capital requirements related to
our expanded ground network; potential competitive responses from
other operators of coast-to-coast less than truckload networks; the
continued impact of terrorist attacks, global instability and
potential U.S. military involvement; the Company�s significant
lease obligations and indebtedness; the competitive environment and
other trends in the Company�s industry; changes in laws and
regulations; changes in the Company�s operating costs including
fuel; changes in the Company�s business plans; interest rates and
the availability of financing; liability and other claims asserted
against the Company; labor disputes; the Company�s ability to
attract and retain qualified personnel; inflation; and costs. For a
discussion of these and other risk factors, see Item 7 of the
Company�s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2004. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the risk factors discussed therein.
These risk factors may not be exhaustive. The Company operates in a
continually changing business environment, and new risk factors
emerge from time to time. Management cannot predict such new risk
factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of such new risk
factors on the Company�s business or events described in any
forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the
date of this report to conform them to actual results.
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