Sam Woodward
Sam Woodward is President and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Lines, Inc. and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. He was appointed to these positions in June 2012. Mr. Woodward’s career of more than 30 years has included senior leadership positions with multiple transportation and logistics companies. He joined Horizon Lines from Traffic Tech Inc., an international freight forwarder, where he held several executive leadership roles. He also served as a managing director of Bengur Bryan & Co., a middle market investment bank, where since March 2004 he headed the firm’s Transportation and Business Process Outsourcing Practice. From March 2004 to June 2008, Mr. Woodward was Chairman, President and CEO of Gemini Air Cargo, Inc. Prior to Gemini, Mr. Woodward was president of SAW Investment Services, his own investment firm, where he oversaw investment and management services in the U.S. freight- and logistics-based technology markets. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Woodward served at YRC Worldwide as Senior Vice President, Operations and Planning, managing operations and strategy of the company’s portfolio of transportation and logistics companies. He holds a BA in Psychology from the University of South Carolina.