ABF announces key management changes

Donald N. Reynolds, vice president of national sales for ABF Freight System, will retire Nov. 30, after 39 years of service with the company, and Kirk May will follow Reynolds in the national sales job.

Reynolds joined ABF as a management trainee in 1970, became an operations supervisor in Chicago, was promoted to sales representative in Atlanta in 1972, branch manager in Oklahoma City in 1976 and director of national accounts in 1979. In 1981, he was promoted to regional vice president of sales based in Dayton, Ohio, where he served until he was promoted to his current position in 1989.

“Don’s consummate professionalism and warm and charismatic demeanor are well known throughout the industry,” ABF Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Roy Slagle said in a statement.

May, who has 19 years’ experience with ABF, now serves as regional vice president of sales in Salt Lake City, Utah. May was promoted to district sales manager in 1991 and was promoted to his current position of regional vice president of sales in 2001.

“Kirk brings a tremendous amount of sales leadership experience to his new position. His innate problem-solving ability and astute analytical skills are also highly valued,” Slagle noted in a statement.

The ABF system stretches throughout North America, with local service centers in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Guam and Puerto Rico. Globally, the carrier serves 250 ports in more than 130 countries. ABF is the largest subsidiary of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp.