Clark Holdings Inc. Announces Leadership Transition and Reporting Structure Changes at The Clark Group
October 26 2009 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Clark Holdings Inc.
("Clark") (NYSE AMEX: GLA) today announced that Tim Teagan has
decided to resign from his position as President & CEO of The
Clark Group, effective November 6, 2009. In connection with his
departure, Mr. Teagan also resigned from the Board of Directors of
The Clark Group and Clark Holdings Inc. Immediately following his
resignation, Mr. Teagan will be retained as a consultant to The
Clark Group through January 2012. In this role, he will continue to
advise the Clark management team on numerous operational and
customer specific issues. Skip Fischer, who most recently served as
President & COO of Clark Domestic Companies, has been promoted
to President & CEO of The Clark Group. Mr. Fischer has numerous
years of industry experience, and has served The Clark Group with
distinction for close to four years. Speaking on behalf of the
entire Board of Directors, Gregory Burns stated, "We would like to
thank Tm for his many significant contributions to Clark during his
37 year tenure including his dedication to building an experienced
and highly capable senior management team. Skip has spent the last
four years working very closely with Tim in preparation for this
transition and the Board of Directors has the utmost faith in his
abilities. We are confident that Skip's vast industry knowledge,
commitment and enthusiasm make him the ideal choice to build upon
Clark Group's customer-first legacy and lead the company as it
executes its strategy to accelerate its growth profile and deliver
increasing returns to shareholders." Clark Holdings also announced
a change in management reporting responsibilities, in line with the
new management changes. Skip Fischer, will become President and CEO
of Clark Group Inc, and will have responsibility of all domestic
operations and support functions and will report to the Board of
Directors of Clark Group Inc. as will Mark Kummer, President of
Clark's new truck brokerage subsidiary, Clark Cubed. Brian Gillen,
President and COO of Clark Worldwide, has been promoted to
President and CEO of Clark Worldwide and will report directly to
the Board of Directors of Clark Worldwide Inc. About Clark Over its
30-year history, Clark has built a position as the leading
independent provider of value-added distribution, transportation
management, and international air and ocean freight forwarding
services to the print media industry. This press release may
contain certain forward-looking statements including statements
with regard to the future performance of Clark Holdings Inc. Words
such as "believes," "expects," "projects," and "future" or similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks
and uncertainties that are detailed in Clark Holdings Inc.'s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Clark Holdings
Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. DATASOURCE: Clark Holdings Inc.
CONTACT: Gregory Burns, Clark Holdings Inc., +1-646-495-5094
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