Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Kenco Names Dwight Crawley Chief Financial Officer

Kenco, one of the most well respected names in the third-party logistics industry, has appointed Dwight Crawley Chief Financial Officer.

According to Jim Kennedy III, Kenco’s chairman and owner, “Dwight will direct the fiscal functions of the company, providing hands-on experience across the full

spectrum of financial functions. He will evaluate the company’s function and performance, participate in the development of plans and programs as a strategic partner, and assist senior management by providing expertise for the enhancement of existing long term goals and development of new financial plans. He will lead continual improvement of the budgeting process through education to all levels of management.”

Mr. Kennedy added, “Dwight’s experience is varied and deep, with 19 years of financial leadership experience in distribution based industries, holding various positions with firms including Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc., Janitex Corporation, The Cosmetic Center, Inc. (a Revlon, Inc. subsidiary), Harris Teeter, Inc. and Arthur Andersen & Company. Most recently he served as interim CFO and consultant with Coverall Cleaning Concepts, Inc. (an Allied Capital partner); in addition he has been the CFO/COO and an investor in a separate startup, Natura Water, Inc. a distributor of branded water purification systems.”

Mr. Crawley’s educational credentials include an MBA in Finance from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a BS in Accounting from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as executive training from Columbia Business School. He holds a CPA designation from The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

About The Kenco Family of Companies
Kenco's core competencies include logistic services, transportation, real estate management and material handling equipment. The Kenco Family of Companies includes Kenco Logistic Services, Kenco Transportation, Kenco Toyota-Lift, Kenco Management Services, and JDK Real Estate.


To see the entire article and other accouncements, please visit Kenco's warehousing news site.

Monday, November 23, 2009

About Us

In 1950, Kenco began with only one 100,000 square-foot facility in Chattanooga, TN. That single warehouse had only two employees: Founders, Jim Kennedy, Jr. and Sam Smartt. Today, over 59 years later, Kenco is one of the nation's leading third-party logistics providers (3PL). That single warehouse has grown to over 100 facilities and more than 25 million square feet of warehouse space in 32 states and Canada. Kenco's core competencies include not only logistic services but also transportation, real estate management and material handling equipment. The Kenco Family of Companies includes Kenco Logistic Services, Kenco Transportation, Kenco Toyota-Lift, Kenco Management Services, and JDK Real Estate.

Kenco Logistic Services currently provides logistic services for many industry-leading, Fortune 500 companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Whirlpool, and Cummins. Kenco Logistic Services manages facilities for the pharmaceutical, automotive, food, textile, and appliance industries.

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