Alan Gershenhorn, former Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of United Parcel Service, Inc., (NYSE: UPS), joined 8VC, a San Francisco, CA-based venture capital firm dedicated to solving real-world problems through industry transformation, as an advisor.
Gershenhorn joins 8VC’s logistics advisory team alongside Chris Sultemeier, former EVP of Logistics at Walmart Stores (NYSE: WMT), and Shaleen Devgun, CIO and EVP at Schneider (NYSE: SNDR).
He will lend his expertise as a global transportation and logistics leader to 8VC’s portfolio companies, which include Alloy, Boom, Deliverr, Freightwaves, Joby Aviation, LoadDocs, Platform Science, project 44, Trackonomy, and Vector.
At UPS, Gershenhorn helped reshape the company to a $65B leader in global logistics and supply chain solutions. In his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, he directed strategy, M&A, marketing, sales, e-commerce, product development, government affairs, and key growth strategies across the enterprise. Gershenhorn also led and oversaw the acquisition, integration and ongoing operations of Marken and Coyote Logistics.
He joined UPS in 1979 and held executive roles in the U.S. and the international arenas, including Senior Vice President and President UPS International; President UPS Supply Chain Solutions Global Transportation and Shared Services; President UPS Supply Chain Solutions Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa; and President UPS Canada. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Beacon Roofing Supply, Transportation Insight, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, and Worldwide Express, a Ridgemont Equity Partners portfolio company.
Led by Jake Medwell, founding partner, 8VC is a venture capital firm managing over $1.5 billion and its portfolio includes companies from high-opportunity industries, including bio-IT, logistics, finance, real estate, and ecommerce.
FinSMEs
23/10/2018