Team Matters December 2021

PROMOTING FROM WITHIN

New Charlotte, Corpus Christi Service Center Directors Examples Of That UNIQUE CULTURE

BRANDON WILLIAMS has been promoted to service center director in Charlotte, while LOUIS MORENO was promoted to the same position in Corpus Christi. Brandon is filling the role formerly held by TRAVIS WEBSTER , who was recently promoted to Region 5 vice president of operations. Louis has been filling many leadership roles for some time at Corpus Christi, which Our new service center directors are prime examples of our commitment to promote from within. operations leader – started his Averitt career in 2006 as a member of our customer service team. He also served in Truckload dispatch, and in 2008 he moved to Charlotte to become a frontline leader. Brandon also managed our Charlotte warehouse for five years before becoming an operations leader in 2018. Louis came to Averitt in 2011 as a part-time dock associate in Houston. In 2011, he was promoted to freight clerk, and in late 2012, he was promoted to frontline leader in Corpus Christi. In 2015, Louis added sales responsibilities to his leadership role. If that weren’t enough, Louis also earned his CDL and has served as a driver-trainer since 2014! BRANDON WI LL I AMS has not had a dedicated service center director until now. Due to continued growth and potential new business, the time was right to move Louis into that role. Brandon – who most recently served as an

New Corpus Christi service center director LOUIS MORENO has seen outstanding growth in his Averitt career after starting as a part-time dock associate.

HOUSTON LE ADERSH I P UPDATE Our Houston team plays an important role as we move more freight In And Out Of The South and grow both our PortSide and Distribution & Fulfillment services. And we’re excited to welcome SCOTT HARRIS as our newest service center director there. Scott will fill the role formerly held by JASON WHITAKER , who was promoted to Region 4 vice president of operations in October.

Scott has served as site manager for our Mercedes Supply Chain Solutions team in Vance, Ala., for the last five years. Under his leadership, our Mercedes team has more than doubled to 375 drivers, and we strengthened our partnership with this important customer. Scott came to our team as service center

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director in Oklahoma City, where he served for three years. “Brandon, Louis and Jason bring a wealth of experience to our team, and we’re excited to welcome them to their new roles,” says vice president of operations LARRY MASON . “Their strong track record of success makes them all a great fit, and we’re confident that great things are in store for our Charlotte, Corpus Christi and Houston teams, as well as our entire team!” T m

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N EW L E AD E R S Jeremy Crawford Service Center Director CHARLESTON Danielle Davis Frontline Leader VIJON Joseph Elder Frontline Leader ESSEX Christy Feibel Frontline Leader PETCO DALLAS Louis Moreno Service Center Director CORPUS CHRISTI Mark Pappas Frontline Leader SAVANNAH Steven Robertson Operations Leader GREENSBORO

R E T I R E E S Thank you for your service to our team! Michael Adams Chattanooga Donna Alexander Mercedes David Byrd Dothan Glen Goad Nashville Charles Goad Knoxville Kenneth Herndon Tifton

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