UPS Names Tamara Barker New Chief Sustainability Officer
April 13 2016 - 9:30AM
UPS (NYSE: UPS) announced today that Tamara Barker has been
named the company’s new Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) and Vice
President of Environmental Affairs, effective immediately. Barker
will succeed Rhonda Clark, a 26-year UPS veteran, who has been
named Vice President of Corporate Plant Engineering for UPS.
Barker, a nearly 30-year UPS veteran has held a wide array of
roles at the company, most recently as the west region director of
plant engineering.
“As our business continues to grow, UPS is committed to meeting
increased demand in ways that consume less energy and produce fewer
emissions, yet maintain high service levels for customers,” said
Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and
sustainability. “Rhonda helped push UPS closer to our
sustainability goals and her new assignment will contribute to the
company’s ability to expand facility projects to meet our growing
marketplace demands. Tamara’s plant engineering leadership,
combined with her many years of distinguished UPS service, places
her in a strong position to make continued progress on our
environmental sustainability commitments.”
As CSO and Vice President of Environmental Affairs, Barker will
work to advance UPS’s 2020 sustainability goals and initiatives;
drive environmental affairs and plant engineering activities
internationally; and lead cross-functional committees responsible
for global sustainability reporting, global greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reduction strategy, and employee engagement in
sustainability.
As Vice President of Corporate Plant Engineering, Clark will
concentrate on the construction and expansion of automated
facilities and innovative material handling systems, facility
maintenance, and environmental and regulated goods compliance for
UPS worldwide.
For more information on UPS's sustainability initiatives, please
visit www.ups.com/sustainability.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including the transportation of packages
and freight; the facilitation of international trade, and the
deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the
world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than
220 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be
found on the Web at UPS.com and its corporate blog can be found at
blog.ups.com. To get UPS news direct, visit
pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
Kristen Petrella
404-828-4182
kpetrella@ups.com
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