Keller Logistics Group (KLG), the Defiance, Ohio-based asset-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider founded in 1978, today announced the appointment of Mel Hudson-Nowak as Chief Technology Officer, adding an energetic and transformational technology executive with deep supply chain and digital transformation experience to the company’s senior leadership team.
Hudson-Nowak’s track record in supply chain technology is directly relevant to Keller’s national growth agenda. At US Foods, she led the implementation of a data-driven fleet routing solution across 6,000 trucks that delivered approximately a 2% improvement in cases-per-mile in the broadline delivery business versus the prior year after completing deployment of the Descartes routing software across the network. She also led modernization initiatives across the company’s broader supply chain technology stack and drove the technology integration of 70 technologists from a $1.8 billion acquisition.
“We are continuing to build the deepest bench this industry has ever seen, and Mel is exactly the leader we needed to add at exactly the right moment,” said Bryan Keller, CEO of Keller Logistics Group. “Warehousing, trucking, brokerage, and industrial real estate are fundamentally technology-enabled businesses today. Mel brings a rare combination of enterprise-scale supply chain experience, hands-on digital transformation results, and the energetic, people-first leadership style that fits how Keller shows up for its customers and its team every day. She is going to help us deliver on our commitment to be the industry’s leader in service and safety, and scale it nationally.”
“Keller is the kind of company where technology can be a true game-changer, and I am energized to help make it happen,” said Hudson-Nowak. “My focus will be on turning technology capability into real value for the people who count on Keller every day: our customers, our teams, and the community we serve.”
At Keller Logistics Group, Hudson-Nowak will lead technology strategy and execution across all four of the company’s operating affiliates (Keller Trucking, Keller Warehousing & Co-Packing, Keller Freight Solutions, and Keller Industrial Properties), with responsibility for the modernization of the WMS, TMS, and digital fulfillment capabilities that enterprise shippers increasingly demand of their 3PL partners.
Hudson-Nowak holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Michigan State University, where she graduated at the top of her class, and a BA in English Language and Literature from Smith College.
