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Ken Beyer is the CEO of Transportation Insight Holding Company, where he oversees the strategic vision of the combined organization for Transportation Insight (TI) and Nolan Transportation Group (NTG).

A dynamic leader with more than 25 years of experience driving growth in the technology and logistics space, Ken has led TI & NTG since 2020. His vision and execution strategy have led to significant growth, both organically and through acquisition, resulting in TI & NTG becoming the 8^th largest logistics company in the US, with over $5B in revenue.

Ken is passionate about providing customers with technology-driven logistics solutions that simplify and transform the supply chain. At TI & NTG, he is disrupting the logistics industry with the launch of Beon, the Digital Logistics Platform that provides shippers and carriers with a single point of access to multi-modal transportation capacity and demand from port to porch, backed by over 2,500 logistics experts armed with data-driven insights.

Prior to joining TI & NTG, Ken was President, Commerce & Lifecycle Services for Ingram Micro Inc., a $50 billion global leader in technology distribution, cloud solutions, and supply chain services. Ken joined Ingram Micro, after they acquired CloudBlue Technologies, which Ken co-founded and built into the leading global reverse logistics and enterprise IT asset disposition services provider. Ken started his career at Ernst & Young LLP as a management consultant.

Ken earned a bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering from Kansas State University where he was a Robert J. Besal national scholar. He lives in Atlanta with his wife Amy and their two children. Ken is an active member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Mark Vale brings deep domain expertise in logistics and transportation, serving over 30 years at UPS in a variety of roles spanning President of the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, President of High Growth and Emerging Markets, Corporate Controller, International and Supply Chain Services CFO and VP of Finance and Accounting for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). His leadership contributed to the success of UPS as an enabler of commerce between emerging and developed economies, capitalizing on global trade patterns. Vale most recently served as CFO for ScentAir Technology LLC, a private equity held global provider of scent marketing and indoor air quality products.

Mr. Vale holds a BSc (Hons) in Management Science  from Swansea University in the UK as well as Executive Education and Leadership Programs at the Wharton School of Business and University of Limerick, Ireland. He is also a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Drew Herpich is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Transportation Insight Holding Company (TIHC) responsible for fostering and developing partner relationships with the most dynamic carrier offering in the industry.

Drew was promoted to CCO after joining NTG in 2020 as Executive Vice President, Enterprise Strategy. His extensive knowledge in creating carrier relationships has led a successful transformation of carrier operations creating a flywheel that benefits customers and carriers alike. He reshaped TI & NTG’s value proposition by driving increased coverage of customer freight through various initiatives improving drayage, LTL, final mile and warehousing opportunities. His work seamlessly provides the right solutions for each customer’s unique transportation needs by leveraging a vast carrier network.

A seasoned thought leader in the transportation brokerage industry, Drew previously spent over 14 years at Coyote Logistics, where he rose through the ranks from General Manager to Senior Vice President, Carrier Sales.

Drew is a graduate of Western Michigan University where he studied sales and business marketing at the Haworth College of Business.

Jared Wilson is Executive Vice President, Managed Services at Transportation Insight Holding Company (TIHC) and has 20 years of transportation, logistics and supply chain experience. Prior to joining TIHC in 2020, he spent 12 years at UTi Worldwide, serving in various sales and operations leadership roles, as well as holding overall responsibility for company global strategy development, planning and execution. He then spent five years with Maersk, leading several teams within the Logistics and Services division, with responsibility for operations and service delivery for multiple products including Supply Chain Management, Freight Forwarding and US Customs Brokerage.

Jared earned a Masters in Business Administration from Wake Forest University and is also a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a degree in Business Marketing.

Brian Work is the CTO of Transportation Insight Holding Company (TIHC), where he leads the company’s digital transformation and accelerates the development of data-driven technology and end-to-end services for the logistics industry that extend far beyond point-to-point transportation.

A passionate leader and innovator, Brian aligns advanced digital strategies with business goals to ensure TI & NTG continues to deliver cutting-edge solutions designed to help shippers and carriers operate efficiently and profitably. With more than 25 years of experience in application development and infrastructure management, Brian drives the company’s development of digital technologies that better serve the transportation market. His vision and leadership will continue advancing the TI & NTG proprietary software and technology platform, which leads the industry in intuitive user experience, freight brokerage processes, robust infrastructure, and powerful security for applications and customer and carrier data.

Brian’s background in logistics technology development and support encompasses IT systems for warehouse management; air, ocean, ground transportation; customs house brokerage; reverse logistics and more. Prior to joining TI & NTG in 2020, Brian worked at UPS, where he served jointly as CTO and VP of the UPS Full Truckload (FTL) and Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Brokerage, Coyote Logistics, as well as the UPS asset-based LTL carrier, UPS Freight.

Bryan Rueger is the Senior Vice President, People for Transportation Insight Holding Company (TIHC), responsible for developing and executing human resource strategies in support of the organization’s overall direction and growth plan.

With over 10 years of experience leading talent management and human resources efforts in the education management and professional services industries, Bryan is a champion of corporate culture who understands the value of its integration for successful organizations to thrive and grow. As SVP of People, he oversees the organizational development department, talent management and acquisition, training and development, compensation, benefits and additional core human resource functions as well as workforce related compliance and risk management.

Prior to joining TI & NTG in 2017, Bryan served as the Vice President, Human Resources at Charter Schools USA overseeing HR functions and departments of thousands of employees nationwide. He also previously spent three years at the Recruiting Manager for the Mergis Group, a prominent executive talent agency working with clients such as Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, TD Bank, Honeywell, and Microsoft.

Bryan earned an undergraduate degree in Business from Southern Illinois University.