Analysis: Holifield had envisioned different LaserShip/OnTrac, so he stepped away

It may never be known exactly why Mark Holifield stepped down as CEO of regional parcel delivery carrier LaserShip/OnTrac. What can be deduced from Holifield’s departure, announced Tuesday, is the reasons that brought him to the company in late 2021 were no longer as compelling in March 2023.

It’s unlikely Holifield was forced out of his role as CEO and as a board member, according to those familiar with the situation. If the company was that dissatisfied, it would have pulled what one anonymous...

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LaserShip taps top Home Depot supply chain executive as CEO

In a personnel move with enormous implications for the parcel-delivery industry, regional carrier LaserShip said Friday it has named Mark H. Holifield, the architect of Home Depot Inc.’s modern-day supply chain operation, as its permanent CEO.

Holifield succeeds Mike Roth, who was brought in by LaserShip’s owner, private equity firm American Securities LLC, to serve as interim CEO of Vienna, Virginia-based LaserShip. Holifield takes over on Nov. 8. His last day at the Atlanta-based retail giant...

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