US-based and British Virgin Islands-domiciled UTi Worlwdide Inc. named the new CEO to join the company in this post about January 19. The NASDAQ listed BVI company hired an executive of another supply-chain company, Eric W. Kirchner, who succeeds Roger I. MacFarlane – one of company’s founders.
Previously Kirchner was president of freight forwarding at UPS Supply Chain Solutions, which he joined in 2004 when it bought Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Inc. He had been chief operating officer at Menlo.
The person who previously was in this post, MacFarlane, will stay in a transition through April and then retire as an employee, also staying on the board as non-executive chairman. The current non-executive chairman, Tiger Wessels, will stay on the board.