ATLANTA, May 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc., a leading technology and third-party logistics solutions company providing award-winning Transportation Management System (TMS) products to shippers, logistics service providers and carriers, today announced chief executive officer Renee Krug will discuss mergers and acquisitions (M&A) at Transparency19 on May 6 in Atlanta, GA.
Krug has been selected to participate in a Transparency19 CEO M&A panel due to her track record of completing successful acquisitions. In 2019 alone, Krug has facilitated the selection of a new equity partner for GlobalTranz, coordinated the acquisition of Circle 8 Logistics, and announced record 2018 earnings for the company. Under the leadership of Krug and GlobalTranz’s executive chairman, Bob Farrell, GlobalTranz has racked up nine acquisitions since 2017. Joining Krug on the panel are Mark Yeager, chief executive officer of Redwood Logistics and Doug Waggoner, chief executive officer of Echo Global Logistics. The panel will be moderated by John Larkin, managing director of Investment Banking Transportation and Logistics for Stifel.
Transparency19, presented by FreightWaves, is the hottest freight technology event in the industry and will focus on disruption and digitization in freight innovations. Industry luminaries with backgrounds in logistics, supply chain, blockchain, IoT, telematics and data optimization will exchange market insights at the conference in Atlanta, GA, from May 6-8. Krug will share her M&A expertise on a panel on May 6 at 9:50 a.m. ET.
“This event is all about how businesses can evolve to stay on the leading edge of innovation, which is something that has been central to GlobalTranz’s success,” said Krug. “I am honored to share my insights on successful M&A strategy alongside my peers.”
Ranked the 8th largest freight brokerage in the US by Transport Topics and voted an Inbound Logistics Top 10 3PL for 2018, GlobalTranz is driving strong results with 25,000+ customers through technology innovation, a network of 34,000+ carriers, transformative M&A, creative solutions and superior customer service delivered by the best people in the industry.
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About GlobalTranz
GlobalTranz is a technology company providing award-winning cloud-based multi-modal Transportation Management System (TMS) products to shippers, carriers, 3PLs and brokers. GlobalTranz is leading the logistics software and services market in innovative technology that optimizes the efficiency of freight movement and matches shipper demand and carrier capacity in real-time. Leveraging its extensive independent agent network, GlobalTranz has emerged as a fast-growing market leader with a customer base of over 1 million product users and 25,000 shippers. In 2019, Transport Topics named GlobalTranz #8 on their list of Top 10 largest freight brokerage firms in the U.S.
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