CarrierPoint Names Kinsey President and Chief Executive
Officer
ATLANTA, GA, December 2, 1999 /PR Newswire/
CarrierPoint, Inc., the leading digital marketplace
for the trucking industry, announced today it has appointed
Brian C. Kinsey as President and Chief Executive Officer.
He succeeds company founder and Vice Chairman John S.
Thomson who will fill the position of Executive Vice-President
and Chief Concept Officer. Mr. Kinsey's responsibilities
will include strategic development, new partnerships,
and overall management of operations. Mr. Kinsey will
begin his tenure at CarrierPoint by focusing his efforts
on the expansion of strategic partnerships and directing
new system enhancements.
John Thomson, Vice Chairman and Founder said, "CarrierPoint
has been on a very fast track, we have made incredible
strides over the past 6 months with regard to building
our management team and technology development. Brian
Kinsey's extensive industry knowledge and business experience
will be a tremendous asset for CarrierPoint. Brian achieved
significant accomplishments as an executive for Landstar
System, and we are confident that he will do the same
for CarrierPoint."
Cliff Isaacson, CTO and Cofounder added, "Brian adds
deep knowledge of the truck shipment and carrier industry,
which complements our technology leadership nicely."
Mr. Kinsey stated, "CarrierPoint's unique business
model of using state- of-the-art electronic communications
to create a balanced marketplace for truck freight transportation
will dramatically change the efficiency of how shippers
and carriers interact. I am excited and honored to lead
this team through the fulfillment of a concept that
benefits the industry in such a win- win way."
Mr. Kinsey comes to CarrierPoint with over 18 years
experience as a senior executive in the trucking industry,
including positions as vice president, operations and
safety at Landstar System, executive vice president
Landstar Inway, and vice president of Operations for
North American Van Lines. Mr. Kinsey completed his undergraduate
degree at Georgia Tech and completed an MBA from Harvard
Business School.
SOURCE CarrierPoint, Inc.
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