Salvatore A. Abbate

Salvatore A. Abbate has been a Director of ArcBest since January 2023. Mr. Abbate is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Veritiv Corporation. Based in Atlanta, GA, Veritiv is a Fortune 500® company and a leading North American business-to-business distribution solutions company. Previously, Mr. Abbate served as Chief Operating Officer for Veritiv from January 2020 until September 2020 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Veritiv from April 2018 until December 2019.

Prior to that, Mr. Abbate served as Senior Vice President, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer for Andersen Windows & Doors, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Abbate served as Vice-President, Global Sales and Marketing for the performance films division of Solutia, Inc., a performance materials and specialty chemical provider which is now part of the Eastman Chemical Company. Mr. Abbate began his career at Armstrong World Industries, where he spent 15 years in all three of their business units in various roles including sales, marketing, manufacturing, and process improvements.

Mr. Abbate serves as a member on both the Nominating Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee.

Mr. Abbate is a member of the board of directors for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Executive Committee. Mr. Abbate has a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Northwestern University.