Werner Enterprises Names Chris Wikoff as Chief Financial Officer
February 23 2023 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WERN), a premier
transportation and logistics provider, announced today that its
Board of Directors appointed Christopher D. Wikoff to serve as
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(“CFO”) effective April 18, 2023. Mr. Wikoff succeeds John J.
Steele, who announced his retirement plans last August.
Mr. Wikoff, 48, has over 20 years of finance leadership and
business transformation experience with public and private
multinational companies. Prior to joining Werner, Mr. Wikoff served
as Executive Vice President and Treasurer of West Technology Group,
formerly Intrado Corporation, a cloud-based, global technology
partner, where he was responsible for Accounting, Treasury, Tax,
Investor/Lender Relations and Financial Shared Services. During
this time, Mr. Wikoff was integral in leading West’s finance and
business transformation, in addition to numerous capital market
transactions, acquisitions and divestitures.
Prior to West, Mr. Wikoff served as Vice President, Finance and
Treasurer at CommScope (Nasdaq: COMM), a Fortune 1000 network
infrastructure provider, from 2003 to 2015, where he served as a
corporate finance leader during a period of significant global
growth and transformation. Prior to CommScope, Mr. Wikoff served in
several corporate and divisional finance leadership roles with
Avaya from 2000 to 2003.
“We are excited to welcome Chris to our executive team and to
Werner at this exciting time in our history. An accomplished and
strategic finance leader, Chris shares our company values and
brings a growth mindset and deep experience in technology,
operational process, treasury and investor relations,” said Derek
J. Leathers, Werner’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer. “Chris will be integral in ensuring continued financial
discipline and focus in support of our DRIVE strategy and value
delivery to our customers, associates and shareholders. I am eager
to have Chris on board, bringing to bear his experience, strategy
and vision to help move Werner forward.”
“I am honored and excited to join a very talented and
experienced team at Werner,” said incoming CFO Chris Wikoff. “The
Company is a premier transportation and logistics company and I
look forward to building on an already strong foundation to drive
value for all our stakeholders, as well as partnering with Derek
and the rest of the leadership team to further elevate our
financial rigor while ensuring continued customer excellence.”
“On behalf of the entire Werner organization, I would like to
thank John for his 33 years of dedication and contributions to
Werner’s success and for his commitment to ensuring a seamless
transition. We wish John only the best in his retirement,”
concluded Mr. Leathers.
About Werner Enterprises
Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WERN) delivers superior
truckload transportation and logistics services across the United
States, Mexico and Canada. With 2022 revenues of $3.3 billion, an
industry-leading modern truck and trailer fleet, over 14,000
talented associates and our innovative Werner EDGE technology, we
are an essential solutions provider for customers who value the
integrity of their supply chain and require safe and exceptional
on-time service. Werner provides Dedicated and One-Way Truckload
services as well as Logistics services that include truckload
brokerage, freight management, intermodal and final mile. As an
industry leader, Werner is deeply committed to promoting
sustainability and supporting diversity, equity and inclusion.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such
forward-looking statements are based on information presently
available to the Company’s management and are current only as of
the date made. Actual results could also differ materially from
those anticipated as a result of a number of factors, including,
but not limited to, those discussed in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequently
filed Quarterly Reports on From 10-Q.
For those reasons, undue reliance should not be placed on any
forward-looking statement. The Company assumes no duty to update or
revise any forward-looking statement, although it may do so from
time to time as management believes is warranted or as may be
required by applicable securities law. Any such updates or
revisions may be made by filing reports with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), through the issuance of press
releases or by other methods of public disclosure.
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