Kenco Group Inc. forklift operator, Robby Johnson, transports Frigidaire appliances with his forklift while working in the 500,000 square foot warehouse.KENCO AT A GLANCE• Founded: 1950• Headquarters: Chattanooga• Warehouse space: 25 million feet nationally; 4 million in Chattanooga area• Employees: 3,400 nationally; 600 full time in Chattanooga
Gerald PerrittTHE PERRITT FILEThe new CEO of Kenco, Gerald Perritt, graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1987. Before joining Kenco, Perritt served as senior vice president of contract logistics in the Americas for UTi Worldwide. He has been an active member of Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, served on the national board of directors of the Warehousing Education and Research Council, and on the government affairs committee of the International Warehouse Logistics Association.Source: Kenco
KENCO’S CHAIRWOMANBefore she bought a controlling stake at Kenco in 2011, Jane Kennedy Greene worked in alumni development for Vanderbilt University and in account management for several advertising agencies both in New York City and Dallas. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas with her husband, Greg and three children.Source: Vanderbilt University
Kenco Group has appointed the first nonfamily president and CEO to run the sprawling logistics and warehousing enterprise.
Jane Kennedy Greene, a Texas-based advertising executive who took control of the logistics company in 2011 from her brother, Jim Kennedy III, on Tuesday appointed Gerald Perritt as the top executive of Kenco, completing the process of replacing her brother’s management team with a new one.