ArcBest announces board changes, adds executives with GameStop and Motorola
by October 31, 2016 7:02 pm 264 views
John Morris is retiring effective immediately from the Board of Directors at Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., the company announced. Two directors were added, boosting board membership from 10 to 11.
Morris steps down after more than 28 years on the ArcBest board.
“We are very grateful to John Morris for his incredible service to our company for so many years, providing us with his expertise, financial acumen and strong encouragement of our strategy,” ArcBest Chairman, President and CEO Judy McReynolds, said in the statement. “We wish him all the best in his retirement and will always remember his support of our company through good times and through the years that were challenging to our organization.”
The new directors are Michael Hogan, executive vice president, strategic business & brand development for GameStop Corp., whose term began Oct. 25, and Eduardo Conrado, executive vice president and chief strategy and innovation officer of Motorola Solutions, whose term will begin Nov. 1. Hogan’s and Conrado’s terms on the board will expire at ArcBest’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2017.
Stephen Gorman, member of the board since July 2015, will replace Morris as chair of the board’s Compensation Committee. Hogan has been appointed to the Audit Committee and Conrado has been appointed to the Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees.
Hogan, 57, joined GameStop Corp, based in Grapevine, Texas, as senior vice president and chief marketing officer in 2008. Previously, Hogan served as a principal with Strategic Frameworking, a strategic consulting firm. Hogan also served as a senior vice president of marketing at Dean Foods Company and as vice president of international marketing at Frito-Lay. Hogan serves on the board of Feed the Children, a non-profit organization, where he also serves as audit committee chairman. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University and master’s degree from Northwestern University.
Conrado, 50, joined Motorola in 1992, and now leads the strategy team, the chief information office, the chief technology office and Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, the company’s strategic investment group. Previously, Conrado led the company’s marketing and IT organizations. Conrado has served in a variety of leadership roles in multiple international businesses in a range of consumer and commercial segments across Motorola. He serves on several non-profit boards, including Ascension, the largest U.S. non-profit health system. He earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Texas Tech University; a master’s degree in business administration from ESADE in Barcelona, Spain; and a master’s degree in international management from Thunderbird School of Global Management.