The Postmaster General has announced the appointment of Peter “Pete” Routsolias as Vice President, Transportation Strategy, reporting to Chief Commerce and Business Solutions Officer and Executive Vice President Jacqueline Krage Strako.

An international logistics and operations executive with more than 25 years of experience, Pete has a successful track record in effectively managing multi-million-dollar supply chains, creating and implementing new business processes, and developing strategic plans that deliver positive bottom-line results.

The Vice President, Transportation Strategy, is a new position for the Postal Service, established with the announcement of our business structure realignment this past August. In this role, Pete will lead the strategic design of a world-class transportation network; and develop cost and service-enhancing processes to enable optimization and execution through plants and delivery sortation operations.

Pete has served as senior vice president, transportation, at Ashley Distribution Services; vice president, transportation, at Univar Solutions; and vice president, transportation and network planning at XPO Logistics; as well as holding director and executive level positions at Schneider Logistics, Exel Logistics, DSC Logistics, and Roadway Express.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in management from Indiana University, and an MBA from Purdue University.

source: USPS