GXO Logistics is the largest pure-play contract logistics company in the world.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Meagan Fitzsimmons is currently the Chief Compliance & ESG Officer at GXO. Prior to this, they were the SVP, Chief Compliance Officer at XPO Logistics, Inc. from May 2021 to August 2021. From January 2016 to December 2021, they served as the Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel at [Revlon](/org/revlon). Meagan was also the Senior Compliance Counsel at [Colgate Palmolive](/org/colgatepalmolive) from January 2012 to December 2016. Fitzsimmons began their career as an Associate Attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP from January 2010 to December 2012. Meagan then worked as an Associate Attorney at Williams & Connolly LLP from January 2006 to December 2010. Prior to that, they held various positions at Congressional Quarterly, AARP Foundation Litigation, American Bar Foundation, Office of U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Advocacy Programs, Office of Management and Budget, Budget Review Branch, and Office of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone (MN).

Meagan Fitzsimmons has a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university).

Some of their coworkers include Neil Shelton - Chief Strategy Officer, Mark Manduca - Chief Investment Officer, and Karlis Kirsis - Chief Legal Officer. Meagan Fitzsimmons reports to Malcolm Wilson, Chief Executive Officer.

Meagan Fitzsimmons

Elizabeth Fogarty is the current Chief Communications Officer at GXO. Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience in public relations and has worked with some of the world's largest companies.

Elizabeth started their career in 1994 as an Associate Publicist at Simon and Schuster. Elizabeth then moved to Random House in 1995 where they became the Assistant Director of Publicity. In 2004, they joined Citi as Vice President of International Consumer Banking. Elizabeth led Citi's Global Consumer Banking Public Affairs team from 2008 until 2021 when they left to join GXO.

Elizabeth Fogarty's educational career includes a B.A. from [Princeton University](/org/princeton).

Elizabeth Fogarty reports to Malcolm Wilson, Chief Executive Officer. Some of their coworkers include Neil Shelton - Chief Strategy Officer, Baris Oran - Chief Financial Officer, and Richard Cawston - President, Europe.

Elizabeth Fogarty

Neil Shelton has 25 years of experience in the financial industry with companies that include [JPMorgan Chase](/org/jpmorgan-chase), [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley), [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse), [Citigroup](/org/citigroup) and Arthur Andersen. Neil has led several research teams to No. 1 rankings, has been regularly ranked No. 1 for specialist sales by [Institutional Investor](/org/institutional-investor) and has piloted more than 50 equity and initial public offerings. He holds a degree in industrial economics from the [University of Nottingham](/org/university-of-nottingham) in Great Britain.

Neil Shelton

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Baris Oran’s 20-year finance career includes senior leadership positions with multinational market leaders, including CFO of the Sabanci Group, one of Turkey’s largest publicly traded companies. In that role, he executed numerous IPO, M&A and divestiture transactions; improved capital allocation; and led deleveraging and risk management initiatives.

Earlier, Oran was CFO of Kordsa, a global innovator of industrial reinforcement technologies. He has served as chairman, vice chairman or board member of eight public companies and four private companies, including chairman of the board of Teknosa, an omnichannel retailer in the Sabanci Group.

Baris Oran

Maryclaire Hammond has more than 20 years of human resources experience with Fortune 100 companies, including XPO Logistics, where she served as senior vice president, human resources for XPO’s logistics operations in the Americas and Asia Pacific.

Previously, Hammond was human resources director for BP Fuels North America and, earlier, BP Northwest Fuels Value Chain; vice president, human resources for Honeywell Turbo Technologies in Switzerland; and human resources director for the European operations of Eaton Hydraulics. Her priorities at GXO include an intense focus on employee engagement and fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Maryclaire Hammond

Sandeep Sakharkar’s career spans two decades in executive roles with multinational companies, where he led large technology organizations to achieve transformational change through digitalization and data science. Prior to joining GXO, Sakharkar held senior IT roles as XPO Logistics’ senior vice president, logistics technology; Foot Locker’s global head of core retail and infrastructure; and as Johnson & Johnson’s IT director for the Asia Pacific region, followed by director of digital technology for its EMEA region. Earlier, he was practice head with Cognizant Technology Services in Europe.

Sandeep Sakharkar

Karlis Kirsis leads GXO’s legal and compliance functions, including corporate governance, litigation and commercial matters. He previously served as European chief legal officer for XPO Logistics, where he held earlier positions as senior vice president, corporate counsel, and as vice president, corporate and securities counsel.

Kirsis spent 10 years as a senior corporate associate in New York and London for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he executed global M&A and corporate finance transactions. He holds a juris doctorate from New York University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College.

Karlis Kirsis


Eduardo Pelleissone leads GXO’s logistics operations in the Americas and Asia Pacific. Prior to GXO, he served as chief transformation officer at XPO Logistics, with responsibility for the company’s business transformation initiatives; and as executive vice president of global operations and chief operating officer for Kraft Heinz.

Earlier, during a 14-year tenure with rail logistics leader America Latina Logistica SA, he held roles as chief executive officer, chief operating officer and commercial vice president of the agriculture division. Mr. Pelleissone holds a master’s degree in logistics operations and services from COPPEAD Graduate School of Business in Brazil, and has completed the executive program of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Eduardo Pelleissone

Bill Fraine oversees all facets of GXO’s commercial strategy in key verticals, including e-commerce, retail and consumer technology. Prior to the formation of GXO, he served at XPO Logistics as division president, supply chain for its logistics operations in the Americas and Asia Pacific.

Fraine has more than four decades of industry experience, including 23 years with FedEx, where he advanced from front-line handler to head of sales. When he joined XPO in 2011 as head of operations and account management, he oversaw the integration of several major acquisitions and led the strategic structuring of the business in North America by customer vertical.

Bill Fraine

Mark Manduca’s career as a top-ranked analyst spans senior positions with leading investment banks, including Citigroup in London, where he served as managing director in equity research and led transport research activities. Earlier, he spent eight years with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he led the business services, leisure and transport research teams.

Prior to GXO, Manduca consistently led the top-ranked European transport research teams for close to a decade, as determined by Institutional Investor. In 2020, he received the most votes individually across all sectors and regions in the European Institutional Investor survey and was named the No. 1 European transport research analyst for the eighth consecutive year.

Mark Manduca

Richard Cawston leads logistics operations in 15 countries, including the largest outsourced ecommerce fulfilment platform in Europe. His 20-year industry career includes senior roles with multinational logistics companies, including XPO Logistics Europe where he served as president, and Norbert Dentressangle, where he was managing director of the logistics division’s flagship platform in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Richard Cawston

Malcolm Wilson has three decades of executive experience managing multinational supply chain operations in North America, Europe and Asia. Prior to the formation of GXO, he served as CEO of XPO Logistics Europe, where he helped the company achieve unprecedented growth and efficiencies. Wilson joined XPO after its acquisition of industry leader Norbert Dentressangle, where he grew Norbert’s logistics division to global scale as the company’s largest revenue-producing unit, and served on its executive board.

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