San Mateo, Ca., USA - August 24, 2010, San Mateo, Ca., USA - Con-way Inc., a transportation and logistics services company, announced that John G. Labrie, president of Con-way Freight, has left the company.
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Prior to being named president of Con-way Freight in July 2007, Mr. Labrie was senior vice president of strategy and enterprise operations for Con-way Inc. Before that, he served as executive vice president of operations for Con-Way Transportation Services (now known as Con-way Freight).
From 2002 to 2005, he served as president and chief executive officer of Con-Way Western Express, one of Con-way Transportation Services’ (CTS) three regional LTL trucking companies. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Labrie was vice president of operations for Con-way Western Express, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the trucking company’s 83 operating locations and line-haul operations. Before that, he served as director of strategic planning for CTS, where he acted as an internal consultant to the parent company’s Priority Mail operations and Con-way Western Express’ line-haul operations.
Mr. Labrie joined the organization in 1990 as an account manager in Con-way Transportation Services’ Business Development Center. In 1991, he was promoted to account executive. He continued to increase his scope of responsibility and, in 1995, was promoted to director of line-haul operations for Con-way Central Express. Prior to joining Con-way, Mr. Labrie served as an operations supervisor with Roadway Express.
Mr. Labrie studied abroad at Cambridge University prior to earning a bachelor’s degree in finance from Central Michigan University. He also holds an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind.
Effective today, Douglas W. Stotlar, president and CEO of parent company Con-way Inc., has assumed the role of interim President of Con-way Freight, the company's less-than-truckload business unit.
Mr. Stotlar previously served as president and chief executive officer of Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc. (less-than-truckload business unit, renamed Con-way Freight in 2006). Appointed to this position in 2004, he was responsible for the day-to-day management and long-term strategic planning of a company operating a network of regional trucking units throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. He also directed the company’s non-asset based business units, Con-Way NOW, Con-Way Logistics, and Con-Way Air.
Before being named head of Con-way, Mr. Stotlar served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Con-way Transportation Services (CTS), a position he had held since June 2002. From 1997 to 2002, he was executive vice president of operations for CTS. Prior to joining the CTS corporate office, Mr. Stotlar served as vice president and general manager of Con-Way NOW after drafting and executing the strategic business plan for the company in 1996.
Mr. Stotlar joined the Con-way organization in 1985 as a freight operations supervisor for Con-Way Central Express (CCX — now known as Con-way Freight), one of the company’s regional trucking subsidiaries. He subsequently advanced to management posts in Columbus, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Milwaukee, Wis., where he was named northwest regional manager for 12 service centers. ■