DSC Logistics, a leading logistics and supply chain management provider and a CJ Logistics company, announces the promotion of Ken Heller to chief transportation officer (CTO), supporting the companyβs transportation growth strategy.
As DSCβs CTO, Ken will be responsible for advancing the transportation elements of the companyβs strategic vision and plan to expand transportation capabilities and solutions, technology and collaborative partnerships.
Now joined with CJ Logistics, DSC plans to broaden its transportation management capabilities to include international freight forwarding, cross-border transportation, private fleet services and drayage. In addition to guiding the connections of talent and processes to enable these expansions, Ken will lead the development of specialized transportation services for food, CPG and retail customers, and continue to enhance the robustness and uniqueness of DSCβs retail compliance solutions.
βKen has already begun to pave the way to advance our transportation strategy,β says Ed Bowersox, president of DSC Logistics. βThe depth and breadth of his knowledge and experience, along with his visionary leadership, will continue to guide us as we grow and evolve our transportation business.β
Ken began his career with Kraft Foods, and joined DSC in 1994. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in both sales and operations, including vice president of business process integration, vice president of supply chain excellence, senior vice president of supply chain excellence, and senior vice president of operations.
Ken leads the Business Advisory Board of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics and is on the Advisory Board of Indiana University (IU). He has a BS in Finance from Indiana University and an MS in Business Logistics from Penn State.
βKenβs leadership of our transportation platform is critical to advancing integrated global supply chain innovation,β says Keun Hee Park, CEO of CJ Logistics. βUltimately we are designing the optimal SCM system to deliver our customersβ valuable assets around the world in a safe, efficient and convenient manner. Our transportation platform helps us connect every corner of the world.β