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Transplace appoints new CEO

Transportation management services and logistics technology provider Transplace has named Frank McGuigan chief executive officer.

   Transportation management services and logistics technology provider Transplace has named Frank McGuigan chief executive officer.
   He succeeds Tom Sanderson, who will serve as the Dallas-based company’s executive chairman.
   McGuigan joined Transplace through the company’s acquisition of SCO Logistics in April 2011, where he was CEO, and most recently served as the company’s president and chief operating officer, running all of sales and operations in North America.
   “Since joining Transplace, Frank has shown exceptional leadership in helping Transplace grow into a leading provider of transportation management solutions and logistics technology, and this is the perfect time for him to become Transplace’s next chief executive officer,” Sanderson said in a statement.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.