The convicted founder of logistics platform Slync.io lost an appeal to a three-judge federal panel.
Ex-Slync CEO Christopher Kirchner was found guilty Thursday of four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of money laundering following a four-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District in Fort Worth, Texas.
Will new leadership be enough to save the FreightTech company?
Embattled FreightTech platform Slync.io has named John Urban as CEO and chairman of the board, replacing Chris Kirchner, who was fired on Aug. 5.
Su predecesor, Kirchner, fue despedido en agosto
Logistics technology provider Slync.io announced Friday it has fired Chris Kirchner as CEO and removed him as chairman of the company’s board of directors.
Timothy F. Kehoe será el presidente interino del proveedor de tecnología logística
Slync.io CEO Chris Kirchner retaliated against some executives at the financially troubled company after learning he was being suspended, a source says.
Chris Kirchner ‘no se preocupaba por nosotros… todo giraba en torno a él’
Despite Slync.io CEO Chris Kirchner’s claims that the FreightTech company “has solved its liquidity issues,” former and current employees say they want him to make good on his promises and pay them for the two months of wages they are owed.
After initially blaming an internal administrative error for the failure to pay its North American employees for nearly a month, Dallas-based logistics tech startup Slync.io stated Thursday that its “inability to timely liquidate funds” is the real reason for its ongoing payroll nightmare.
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Slync.io, a Dallas-based operating system for global logistics, announced the close of its $60 million Series B funding round.
The “logistics orchestration” startup closes out a yearlong fundraising process at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
In partnership with Slync… data integration layers are crucial for managing and adapting to new risks to supply chains.
In partnership with Slync… data from across the supply chain must be integrated and automatically pushed to decision-makers.
Presented by Slync… smart investments in supply chain tech is crucial to competing.
In partnership with Slync… Supply chain exceptions are being automatically moved toward resolution and visibility into the problem provided to all relevant partners.
In partnership with Slync… retailers are shifting to omnichannel strategies to survive disruptions from e-commerce, but implementing omnichannel requires sophisticated supply chain data analytics.
In partnership with Slync… sustainable supply chain initiatives depend on shared data, realtime collaboration, and advanced analytics.
In partnership with Slync… There are numerous reasons to be worried about the health of global trade and the goods economy, even though, in our view, a full-on macro-economic recession in the United States is still unlikely.
Slync’s next generation supply chain management platform sits on top of legacy systems, pulling siloed data together, analyzing it, and initiating AI-powered workflows, and notifying human operators when they’re needed.
In partnership with Slync… improving on-time rates and a continually evolving reverse logistics season have increased the pressure on supply chain partners to manage exceptions collaboratively and proactively.
In partnership with Slync… Slync CEO Chris Kirchner was in Tokyo this week to meet press, speak with startups and participate in customer discussions at the SAP.iO Foundry—Tokyo ecosystem engagement event.
Blockchain solutions, improved interfaces, artificial intelligence and a tool for the intermodal business.
Kirchner says Slync spent a lot of time learning the market and what their customers need before they built anything. Asking the questions first is critical.
In partnership with Slync… globalized supply chains are complex and subject to many risks. By automating workflows and creating AI assistants, companies can speed time-to-decision, reduce error, and make their supply chains more resilient.
