Exhibit 99.1
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News Release |
T.J. O’Connor Named YRC Worldwide Chief Operating Officer
O’Connor to Lead Terminal Operations, Safety and Labor Relations Teams
at Holland, New Penn, Reddaway and YRC Freight
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 6, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) announces that T.J. O’Connor has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective immediately. O’Connor will report to YRC Worldwide Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Darren Hawkins and will continue to serve as President of YRC Freight.
“T.J. has a strong track record of delivering operational results throughout his career at Roadway Express, Reddaway and YRC Freight,” said Hawkins. “With our network optimization initiative, combined with the recently ratified five-year labor agreement that offers new operational flexibilities, this is the time to bring T.J. into the role of COO. His new position will help us drive performance objectives through enterprise-wide process improvement and accountability initiatives at all of ourcoast-to-coast terminal locations.”
“This is a great opportunity to lead our terminal-based field teams as we collectively focus on service improvements and achieving operational efficiencies while operating with the highest degree of safety,” said O’Connor. “Throughout mythree-and-a-half-decade career in the less-than-truckload industry, I have worked closely with many of our field employees. I’ve seen their dedication and commitment firsthand. I look forward to working with the Holland, New Penn, Reddaway and YRC Freight teams in this new role.”
The YRC Worldwide COO position recently held by Darren Hawkins has been vacant since Hawkins was named CEO of YRC Worldwide in April 2018. As referenced during the YRC Worldwide May 8, 2019 First Quarter Earnings call, Scott Ware was named Chief Network Officer of YRC Worldwide. Ware leads the YRC Worldwide network solutions, linehaul and property teams.
About T.J. O’Connor
T.J. O’Connor has overthree-and-a-half decades of experience in the transportation industry. His career in transportation began at Roadway Express. O’Connor assumed positions of increasing responsibility at Roadway Express, ultimately being named Western Division Vice President. O’Connor went on to be named President of Bestway Express and then President of Reddaway. He became President of YRC Freight in January 2018.
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