KCSMS Announces Appointment of Vice President Transportation Kurt Jacobs
January 09 2017 - 10:20AM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that its
subsidiary, KCSM Servicios S.A. de C.V. (KCSMS) has appointed Kurt
Jacobs as vice president transportation. Jacobs reports to KCSMS
senior vice president operations Oscar Del Cueto.
“KCS is committed to growth and we continue to invest in people
and infrastructure to prepare for the many long-term opportunities
on the horizon,” said Mr. Del Cueto. “As our business grows, Kurt
Jacobs’ experience in all aspects of supply chain logistics will
help take our operation to the next level.”
Mr. Jacobs has 25 years of operations and logistics experience.
Prior to joining KCSMS, he was chief operating officer for Brink’s
Mexico/Panamericano since February 2015. Before that, he spent 12
years in executive operating positions with DHL Supply Chain
Mexico. While there, he served as president of the Council of
Supply Chain Management Professionals in Mexico for two years. Mr.
Jacobs holds a master of business administration from Instituto
Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas IPADE and a bachelor’s
degree in industrial engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana
Mexico.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation
holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico
and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern
Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its
international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port
cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent
interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean
freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North
American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary
components of a NAFTA Railway system, linking the commercial and
industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
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