ArcBest boss McReynolds included on influential women list

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CEO Connection has included ArcBest President and CEO Judy McReynolds on its list of the top 25 women in the U.S. based on their ability to influence change, innovation and standards for excellence in companies with annual sales between $100 million and $3 billion.

CEO Connection is a membership organization exclusively for mid-market CEOs.

McReynolds has nearly 25 years of experience in the transportation industry, including 17 years at ArcBest. During her tenure, McReynolds has evolved the ArcBest strategic focus to expand  its logistics services in order to better serve customers across the supply chain spectrum.

McReynolds also serves on numerous outside boards including OGE Energy Corp., First National Bank of Fort Smith, the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the Westark Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, on the Dean’s Executive Advisory Board of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, the UAFS Foundation Board and is a member of the American Trucking Associations Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
 
The 2015 list also includes Buffalo Wild Wings President & CEO Sally J. Smith, The Children’s Place President & CEO Jane T. Elfers and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store President & CEO Sandy Cochran.
 
The honorees will be recognized at the 2015 Mid-Market Convention on Oct. 18-21 at The Wharton School in Philadelphia. The event will feature hundreds of global CEOs, business experts, political leaders and presidential candidates.