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Daniel E. Loe was named President, Asset-Light Logistics in September 2020 and Chief Yield Officer for ArcBest Corporation® in January 2017.

He previously served as Vice President – Enterprise Solutions from May 2014 to December 2016. Danny joined the company in 1997 as an associate pricing analyst for ArcBest® company ABF Freight®, and held a number of increasingly senior positions in the ABF Freight pricing department. He also served as Director of Marketing & Public Relations for ABF Freight for six years prior to assuming the role of Vice President – Yield Management for ABF Freight in 2010.

Danny holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas.

Danny Loe

Donald W. Pearson is Vice President – Treasurer of ArcBest Corporation®, a role he assumed in 2010. He handles all debt financing for ArcBest®, including acquisition debt, equipment financing, lines of credit and letters of credit. He also manages fiduciary responsibilities for the company’s cash and investment activities.

Nearly a 30-year veteran of ArcBest, Donald got his start in Corporate Accounting, where he served in various capacities for a decade. In 1996 he was promoted to Director of Cash Management, a position he held through 2009. Donald is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Treasury Professional since 1999. He scored so well on the CTP exam that he was asked by the Association for Financial Professionals to join the Item Writer’s Task Force, assisting with future exam creation. AFP also invited him to be on its Treasury Policies Oversight Task Force and to be a contributor to the AFP Manual of Treasury Policies.

Donald is a graduate of the University of Arkansas; he holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration. 

Donald W. Pearson

Traci L. Sowersby joined ArcBest Corporation® in April 2015 as Vice President — Controller, Chief Accounting Officer.

She is the principal accounting officer for ArcBest®, providing technical accounting, internal controls and financial reporting expertise. Prior to joining ArcBest, Traci had a 17-year career with the public accounting firm of EY, where she recently served as an Executive Director in EY’s Phoenix office and previously held progressive positions within EY in other various locations.

A Certified Public Accountant, Traci holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Indiana University-Purdue University of Fort Wayne. She is also proud to have served in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Traci L. Sowersby

Laura Bogner was named Vice President­ – Internal Audit for ArcBest Corporation® in January 2017. In this role, Laura manages all Internal Audit functions, including oversight of financial and operational audits, internal control testing required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and administration of the Enterprise Risk Management function.

She previously served as Director of Internal Audit from May 2011 to December 2016. Laura joined ArcBest® in March 2000 as Internal Audit Supervisor and was promoted to Internal Audit Manager in May 2004. Prior to joining ArcBest, Laura spent five years at the public accounting firm of BKD, LLP working predominantly in the audit practice.

Laura is a Certified Public Accountant and a summa cum laude graduate of Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Laura Bogner

David R. Cobb was named Chief Financial Officer of ArcBest Corporation® effective January 2015.

In 2006, David became Vice President – Controller at ArcBest®, and in 2010, his role was expanded to include the duties of Chief Accounting Officer. He served in those roles through the end of 2014. He has a wealth of experience, having worked with multinational and publicly traded corporations to startup operations in a vast range of business environments, including earnings-sensitive, fast-growth and acquisition integrations.

Before joining ArcBest in 2006, he was Vice President and Corporate Controller for a publicly traded, international oilfield service company. He also spent seven years with the public accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Houston. 

David is a Certified Public Accountant in Arkansas and Texas and a summa cum laude graduate of Abilene Christian University. Outside of work, he is active in church and mission-related activities, and is a former Director for the Arkansas Best Federal Credit Union.

David R. Cobb

Michael R. Johns joined ArcBest Corporation® in 2007 as Vice President – General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Throughout ArcBest’s evolution into a holistic logistics and transportation provider, Michael has directed the legal team supporting various mergers, such as ArcBest’s 2012 purchases of subsidiaries Panther Premium Logistics® and Albert Companies Inc., a household-goods moving company.

Michael also handles the company’s government relations, provides legal counsel to the ArcBest Board of Directors and played an important role in ArcBest’s labor negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.  

Prior to joining ArcBest®, MIchael had a 24-year career in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was a partner at the law firm of Dover Dixon Horne PLLC. He holds an AV Rating, the highest ranking a lawyer can earn, from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating firm, and has served as Chair of the Commercial Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association.

He earned a J.D. from Southern Methodist University, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas. A Certified Public Accountant, Michael is a member of the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the Arkansas Bar Association.

Michael R. Johns

Michael E. Newcity was named Senior Vice President - Chief Innovation Officer of ArcBest Corporation® and President of ArcBest Technologies, a subsidiary of ArcBest®, effective January 2015.

During his 20-plus year tenure with ArcBest, Michael has led and progressed several strategic, cross-functional initiatives focused on enterprise-wide advancements in business intelligence, e-commerce, market research, and strategy management. The company has been recognized for information technology work under Newcity's direction in a number of publications, including CIO and Information Week.

Michael began his career with Data-Tronics Corp. (now ArcBest Technologies) in 1993. He also served as Manager of E-Systems & Market Development and Manager of E-Commerce at ABF Freight® and Director of E-Systems & Emerging Technologies and Director of Economic Analysis at ArcBest Corporation. He was named ArcBest’s Chief Financial Officer in 2010, and in August 2013, his responsibilities were expanded to oversee corporate information technology and economic analysis as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He served as ArcBest CFO and CIO through the end of 2014.

Michael serves on several boards, including Student Mobilization, a non-profit collegiate organization, the Mercy Health Foundation and the Dean’s Leadership Council for the College of Business at the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith.

He holds a bachelor's degree in computer information systems from the University of Arkansas, which awarded him the Senior Honor Citation, the university’s top undergraduate honor. He also holds an M.B.A. from the Walton College at the University of Arkansas and received the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup for promoting entrepreneurship.

Michael E. Newcity

Erin Gattis is the Chief Human Resources Officer of ArcBest®. With over 20 years of experience, she is leading the way in creating an exceptional workplace where logistics professionals with diverse experiences and perspectives can grow and make a lasting impact. Erin boldly guides the teams responsible for the company’s award-winning training and succession planning programs, talent acquisition, employee engagement, benefits and compensation and executive compensation for ArcBest Corporation®. She also champions the company’s wellness programs for a healthier workforce and is one of the drivers behind ArcBest’s Environmental, Social and Governance efforts — including the critical work of implementing a strategic DEI roadmap — building a more inclusive workplace for all. Various corporate governance responsibilities also fall under her domain.

Under Erin’s leadership, the people at ArcBest have an opportunity to achieve tremendous growth, and the company’s customers, partners and other stakeholders benefit. Her dedication to building a values-driven culture — rooted in creativity, integrity, collaboration, growth, excellence and wellness — has made ArcBest one of the best companies to work for in the nation; career mobility across the company has increased while turnover remains at levels lower than the logistics industry.

Erin was named ArcBest Chief Human Resources Officer in July 2016. Previously, she served as Vice President of Human Resources and as the company’s Chief of Staff to ArcBest President and CEO Judy McReynolds. She began her career at ArcBest in 1999 in the Human Resources Department.

Erin holds HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certifications, the senior-most human resources certifications for those who have demonstrated a strategic mastery of the HR body of knowledge and practical experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Arkansas Tech University.

Erin K. Gattis

David Humphrey is the Vice President of Investor Relations at ArcBest®. With nearly 40 years of experience, he articulates ArcBest’s strategy and financial results to shareholders and potential investors to help them understand ArcBest’s position in the logistics marketplace and in the financial markets. David and his team build and maintain relationships with ArcBest investors through clear and concise disclosures and continuously directing investors to ArcBest’s success as a leading, growing integrated logistics company.

As the company’s representative to investors, David collaborates with senior executives and business leaders across the organization to execute investor communications and to inform through financial analyses and reports with the objective of improving our stock price valuation. He has played an integral role in clarifying ArcBest’s historic path toward strategic growth, from its roots as an LTL carrier to its transformation into a multibillion-dollar logistics powerhouse that helps keep the global supply chain moving. He tells the ArcBest story, informing stakeholders of the company’s long-term growth strategy.

David was named the Vice President of Investor Relations in January 2010. He began his career with ArcBest in the Economic Analysis Department in 1983, holding various positions there until 1993 when he began work for an ArcBest subsidiary that was later sold. He moved to Investor Relations in 1998, serving as Director of Investor Relations from February 1998 to December 2009 until moving into his current position. David is one of the longest-tenured investor relations executives in the transportation industry. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas.

David Humphrey

Dennis L. Anderson II is the Chief Customer Officer at ArcBest®. With over 20 years of experience in logistics, he leads the company’s customer engagement efforts and growth strategy, with a laser-focus on making it easier for customers to do business. Dennis guides the teams responsible for customer solutions, customer experience, strategy, sales and marketing — helping ensure customers have a consistently exceptional experience, however they choose to do business with ArcBest. He’s the catalyst behind the company’s commitment to listening, seeing the world through the customers’ eyes, and thoughtfully analyzing how processes, services and technologies impact their experiences.

In the area of strategy, Dennis has played a leadership role in every acquisition and divestiture at ArcBest during the past decade. This includes the company’s acquisition of MoLo Solutions in 2021, which nearly doubled the size of ArcBest’s capacity base and expanded the company’s ability to serve customers well. In 2017, he was involved in the restructuring of ArcBest to an integrated logistics company with a full suite of shipping and logistics solutions, reorganizing the company around customer needs.   

Dennis was named Chief Customer Officer in April 2020 after previously serving as Chief Customer Experience Officer from January 2017 to April 2020 and as Vice President of Strategy from February 2014 to December 2016. Prior to that, he served as ArcBest Director of Strategic Planning and held positions as Pricing Manager and Pricing Analyst at ABF Freight®. He joined the company in 2003 after beginning his career at Walmart Logistics, a division of Walmart Stores Inc. Dennis holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas.

Dennis L. Anderson II

Judy R. McReynolds is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ArcBest®. Under her visionary leadership, ArcBest has evolved into a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company — leading the way with cutting-edge technology and customized solutions that help keep the global supply chain moving.

Judy guides ArcBest with over 30 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry, including 25 years with the company. In 2010, she was named ArcBest president and CEO, then in 2016, she was elected as Chairman of the Board of ArcBest Corporation. Judy is the only member of the company’s senior management who serves on the board.

Building on our nearly 100-year legacy, Judy has been the driving force behind diversifying ArcBest into a logistics powerhouse with a full suite of logistics solutions that meet customers’ supply chain needs. Her experience, combined with her commitment to serving customers well, providing the best atmosphere for our employees and conducting business in a way that helps build a safer, more sustainable company and world has made us a leader in the logistics industry and a pillar in the communities where we operate.

Judy serves on numerous outside boards including OGE Energy Corp. where she is lead director, First Bank Corp. and First National Bank of Fort Smith. She serves on the Dean’s Executive Advisory Board of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation board. She is current chair of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) board, and a member of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Board of Directors and Executive Committee. A Certified Public Accountant, Judy holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Oklahoma.

Judy R. McReynolds

Barry Hunter was named Vice President­ – Financial Services and Risk Management for ArcBest Corporation® in January 2017.

He previously had served as Vice President of Administration and Treasurer for ArcBest® company ABF Freight from 2007 until December 2016. Barry began his career with ABF Freight as a Pricing Analyst in 1987. He was promoted to Senior Pricing Analyst in 1989 and became Pricing Manager in 1992. He then served as Director of Traffic Services from 2002 to 2007.

Barry has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Kansas State University.

Barry Hunter

Jason Turner is the VP of Talent & Growth Initiatives at [ArcBest](/org/arcbest). Jason previously worked as the Manager of Integrated Management Systems at POCO Graphite INC from August 1998 to March 2004. Jason has a lot of experience in talent and growth initiatives, which has helped him excel in their current position. Jason is always looking for ways to improve the company and help it grow.

Jason Turner has a MBA in Administrative Management from [University of North Texas](/org/university-of-north-texas) and a degree in Industrial Management with a focus in Engineering/Industrial Management from Northwestern State University.

Their manager is Judy R. McReynolds, Chairman, President & CEO. They work with David Humphrey - VP, Investor Relations, Laura Bogner - VP, Internal Audit, and Michael E. Newcity - SVP & Chief Innovation Officer.

Jason Turner

Steven L. Spinner has been a Director of ArcBest Corporation since July 2011. Mr. Spinner served as ArcBest’s Lead Independent Director from 2016 to 2021. Before he retired in August 2021, Mr. Spinner was President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of United Natural Foods Inc. since September 2008, and he served as Chairman since October 2016. Prior to joining UNFI in 2008, he was a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Performance Food Group Company from October 2006 to May 2008 and PFGC’s President and Chief Executive Officer from May 2005 to May 2008. He was the Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of PFGC’s Broadline Division from February 2002 to May 2005, and the company’s Division President from August 2001 to February 2002.

Mr. Spinner serves on the Audit Committee. He holds a bachelor's degree from Albright College.

Steven L. Spinner

Michael P. Hogan has been a Director of ArcBest Corporation since October 2016. Mr. Hogan is the Chief Growth and Strategy Officer for Forme Financial, the first financial advisory firm created specifically to serve physicians. Mr. Hogan retired as President of Tax Smart Innovation for Blucora Inc. in June 2020, a provider of technology-enabled financial solutions, including wealth management and tax preparation. Prior to joining Blucora in October 2018, Mr. Hogan retired after serving as Executive Vice President, Strategic Business & Brand Development for GameStop Corporation from 2012 until February 2018. He joined GameStop in 2008 as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

Previously, he served as a principal with Strategic Frameworking, a strategic consulting firm, as senior vice president of marketing at Dean Foods Company and as vice president of international marketing at Frito-Lay.

Mr. Hogan serves on the Audit Committee as a designated Financial Expert.

He is Board Chairman of Feed the Children, a nonprofit organization. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University.

Michael P. Hogan

Craig E. Philip has been a Director of ArcBest Corporation since August 2011. In January 2015, Dr. Philip joined the faculty of Vanderbilt University as research professor and director of Vanderbilt Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency (VECTOR). In June 2014, Dr. Philip retired as Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Barge Company. He was President of Ingram Barge from 1994 until 1999, when he was named Chief Executive Officer. 

Dr. Philip began his transportation career with Conrail in 1980, worked for Ingram Barge from 1982 until 1987, briefly served as Vice President of the Intermodal Division of South Pacific Railroad, before returning to Ingram Barge in 1991. He has also held adjunct faculty positions at Princeton University and Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Philip serves on the Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.

He serves on the Marine Board of Transportation Research, a unit of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Dr. Philip holds an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Princeton University and master’s and doctorate degrees in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Craig E. Philip

Fredrik Eliasson has been a Director of ArcBest Corporation since December 2019. Mr. Eliasson is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Change Healthcare Inc., one of the largest independent healthcare IT companies in the United States. He joined Change Healthcare in 2018 after a 22-year career at CSX Corporation, where he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer, as well as chief sales and marketing officer.

On the ArcBest board, he is a member of the Audit Committee and is a designated Financial Expert.

Mr. Eliasson previously served on the Jacksonville (Florida) Chamber Board of Directors and as chair of the business recruiting portion of the chamber, JAXUSA Partnership; on the audit committee of United Way Jacksonville; and as executive member and finance committee chair of the Jacksonville Zoo Board of Directors. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Fredrik Eliasson

Eduardo Conrado has been a Director of ArcBest Corporation since November 2016. Mr. Conrado is the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovations Officer for Ascension, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system. He joined Ascension in September 2018, after retiring as the Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer for Motorola Solutions Inc.; he served in that role from August 2015 until December 2017.

He joined Motorola in 1992; his previous positions include senior vice president, marketing and IT; corporate vice president, global marketing and communications; and senior director, global marketing and portfolio management.

Mr. Conrado serves as Chairman of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee.

He previously served on the board of Ascension, the Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History and the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University, a master’s degree from ESADE in Barcelona, Spain, and a master’s degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Eduardo Conrado

Janice E. Stipp has been a Director of ArcBest Corporation since October 2012. In May 2018, Ms. Stipp retired as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Rogers Corporation, a global leader in engineered materials solutions. Prior to her role at Rogers Corporation, she was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Tecumseh Products; Chief Financial Officer at Revstone Industries; Acument Global Technologies, a Platinum Equity portfolio company; and GDX Automotive, a Cerberus Equity portfolio company.

Ms. Stipp began her career in 1981 with Lear Siegler, working in Corporate Audit. From 1984 to 1999, she worked for General Motors Corp. in a variety of financial roles.

Ms. Stipp serves as the Chairman on the Audit Committee and is a designated Financial Expert.

Ms. Stipp serves on the board of Rotork PLC, a market leading global provider of mission control flow control and instrumentation solutions for oil, gas, water, chemical, process and industrial applications. She previously served on the board of directors of Sappi Limited, Ply Gem Holdings Inc and Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and a master's degree from Wayne State University.

Janice E. Stipp

Kathleen D. McElligott has been a Director of ArcBest Corporation since July 2015. In February 2020, Ms. McElligott retired as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer of McKesson Corp., a healthcare services and information technology company based in San Francisco and the largest pharmaceutical distributor in North America. She joined the company in July 2015, after serving as the Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Information Technology at Emerson Electric Co. since February 2010.

Prior to joining Emerson, Ms. McElligott spent 22 years with General Electric Company in multiple information systems leadership roles, including CIO of supply chain at GE Aircraft Engines.

Ms. McElligott serves as the Chairman on the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.

She previously served on the board of Forescout Technologies Inc. and is former board president of Connections to Success, a St. Louis-based nonprofit organization. She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Kent State University and a master's degree from Xavier University.

Kathleen D. McElligott

Cheryl Harper was named Vice President­ – Tax for ArcBest Corporation® in January 2017.

She previously served as Director of Corporate Tax from August 2015 to December 2016. Cheryl joined ArcBest® in 2010 as Manager of Tax. She was promoted to Senior Manager of Tax in 2014.

Previously, Cheryl was an associate attorney at the law firm of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon, and Galchus, P.C. in Fort Smith.

She has a Juris Doctor from the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock and a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Denver.

Cheryl currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Tax Policy Committee of the American Trucking Associations.

Cheryl Harper

Steven Leonard is the Chief Sales and Customer Engagement Officer at ArcBest®. With over 20 years of experience in logistics and a focus on customer success, he leads the company’s sales and customer solutions teams — coordinating and aligning the ArcBest sales and customer support initiatives to ensure we consistently meet our customers’ rapidly changing needs. Steven served as one of the driving forces behind the company’s coordinated efforts in 2020 to better align sales and marketing operations, utilizing data, analytics and improved processes to make better decisions, with the goal of identifying customer needs and continuously meeting and exceeding their expectations.

In 2005, Steven led the redevelopment of ArcBest’s time-critical business, which allowed the company to focus on customers’ immediate needs. This transformative initiative helped grow time-critical business by more than 400 percent and set in motion the company’s ability to meet a variety of customer needs that still exist today.  

Steven was named Chief Sales and Customer Engagement Officer in April 2020 after previously serving as Vice President of Customer Solutions from January 2017 to April 2020 and as Vice President – Global Forwarding for Panther Premium Logistics®, a service of ArcBest, from November 2014 to December 2016. Steven joined the company in 2001 as a quotation analyst for U-Pack®, an ArcBest brand, and in his tenure with the company has held positions that include Manager of Quotation Services, Manager of TimeKeeper Pricing, Director of Strategic Planning and Divisional Vice President.  

Steven holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas.

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