Werner Enterprises CEO to Retire

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) has announced that Greg Werner is retiring as Chief Executive Officer and that the Board of Directors elected founder and Chairman C.L. Werner as Chief Executive Officer.

Going forward, the company noted that Werner “plans to groom existing President and Chief Operating Officer, Derek Leathers, for an even larger role in the company.”

Warner will remain on the Board of Directors.

He started in the business by assisting with mechanical work in the shop as a teenager. Over the next 40 years he moved up through a variety of positions, from dispatcher, VP of IT, President, and ultimately to CEO.

Greg Werner has been Werner’s Chief Executive Officer since 2007. Werner Enterprises Inc. was founded in 1956 and is a premier transportation and logistics company, with coverage throughout North America, Asia, South America, Africa and Australia.

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