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John G. Labrie is president of Con-way Freight Inc., the largest of Con-way Inc.�s three operating companies, with annual revenues exceeding $3 billion. Con-way Inc. is a $4.7 billion transportation and logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carriage, truckload services, logistics, warehousing, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing.
A 17-year Con-way veteran, Mr. Labrie is responsible for spearheading strategic initiatives aimed at growth, expansion and optimization of operations to provide differentiated services and improved value to Con-way Freight customers.
Prior to being named president of Con-way Freight in July 2007, Mr. Labrie was senior vice president of strategy and enterprise operations for Con-way Inc. Before that, he served as executive vice president of operations for Con-Way Transportation Services (now Con-way Freight). From 2002 to 2005, he served as president and chief executive officer of Con-way Western Express, one of Con-way Transportation Services� three regional LTL trucking companies.
From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Labrie was vice president of operations for Con-way Western Express, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the trucking company�s 83 service centers and linehaul operations. Before that, he served as director of strategic planning for Con-way Transportation Services, where he acted as an internal consultant to the parent company�s Priority Mail operations and Con-way Western Express� linehaul operations.
Mr. Labrie joined the organization in 1990 as an account manager in Con-way Transportation Services� Business Development Center. In 1991 he was promoted to account executive. He continued to increase his scope of responsibility and, in 1995, was promoted to director of linehaul operations for Con-way Central Express. Prior to joining Con-way, Mr. Labrie served as an operations supervisor with Roadway Express.
Mr. Labrie is a native of Mt. Pleasant, Mich. He studied abroad at Cambridge University prior to earning a bachelor�s degree in finance from Central Michigan University. He also holds an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind. Mr. Labrie is based at Con-way Freight�s headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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