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J. Edwin Conaway is vice president of sales for Con-way Freight Inc., part of Con-way’s $2.8 billion transportation and services subsidiary. Con-way Inc. (previously known as CNF Inc.) is a $4.2 billion transportation and logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carriage, truckload services, logistics, warehousing, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing.
Mr. Conaway has overall executive responsibility for the strategic sales planning and training of Con-way Freight’s U.S. LTL operating units, Con-way Freight-Canada and Con-way Mexico. He is also responsible for the Con-way national account sales team.
Prior to his appointment as vice president of sales in December 2005, Conaway served as president of Con-Way NOW, provider of expedited air and ground delivery services, truckload and intermodal brokerage services throughout the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Conaway was responsible for the overall strategic planning and direction of the company, including day-to-day oversight of the marketing, operations, personnel, information technology, administration, and accounting functions. He held this position from 1997 to 2005.
Prior to his appointment to Con-Way NOW, he served as vice president of operations for Con-Way Southern Express (now known as Con-way Freight-Southern), from 1993 to 1997. He had oversight responsibility for operations, service, quality, production, and personnel in six regions and 87 service centers.
An executive with 25 years of experience in the transportation industry, Mr. Conaway started his transportation career with his family’s trucking company, Gordons Transports in Memphis, Tenn. He began his career with CNF as an account manager with Consolidated Freightways in 1983 in Richmond, Calif. and then joined Con-Way Western Express in 1987 as a service center manager in Sacramento, Calif. He subsequently advanced through several positions of increasing responsibility and was named regional manager in 1989. He was responsible for overseeing sales, operations, quality, and personnel in 15 service centers in the Western region. In 1995, Mr. Conaway accepted the position of vice president of operations at Con-Way Southwest, which was later merged with Con-Way Southern Express.
Mr. Conaway has a bachelor’s degree from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, Calif. He is based at Con-way Freight’s headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich. | 