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Ex-Slync CEO Chris Kirchner guilty of wire fraud, money laundering

Ex-Slync CEO Christopher Kirchner was found guilty Thursday of four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of money laundering following a four-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District in Fort Worth, Texas. 

Immediately following the verdict, Kirchner, 36, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service. U.S. District Court Judge Mark T. Pittman denied a motion to reconsider detention until sentencing, which is scheduled for July 11, by Kirchner’s federal public...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ex-slync-ceo-chris-kirchner-guilty-of-wire-fraud-money-laundering

Slync lands $24M in fresh funding after tumultuous 2022

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After nine months filled with liquidity issues, executive replacements and fraud charges filed...

Slync.io taps Urban as CEO of embattled supply chain platform

Logistics technology provider Slync.io announced Tuesday that it has named John Urban as CEO and chairman of the board, replacing Chris Kirchner, who was fired in August. 

Urban, who co-founded and grew GT Nexus into one of the world’s largest cloud-based software-as-a-service networks, has served as a strategic adviser for Slync.io since 2018, according to Tuesday’s Business Wire press release.

“Slync’s product and engineering teams have built an ultra-configurable platform that enables 3PLs and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/slyncio-taps-urban-as-ceo-of-embattled-supply-chain-platform

Slync.io nombra a Urban director general de la asediada plataforma de la cadena de suministro 

El proveedor de tecnología logística Slync.io anunció el martes que ha nombrado a John Urban como director general y presidente del consejo de administración, en sustitución de Chris Kirchner, que fue despedido en agosto.  

Urban, que cofundó e hizo crecer a GT Nexus hasta convertirla en una de las mayores redes de software como servicio basadas en la nube del mundo, ha actuado como asesor estratégico de Slync.io desde 2018, según el comunicado de prensa de Business Wire del martes. 

“Los equipos...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/slync-io-nombra-a-urban-director-general-de-la-asediada-plataforma-de-la-cadena-de-suministro

Slync.io fires CEO Chris Kirchner, strips board chairmanship

Logistics technology provider Slync.io announced Friday the firing of CEO Chris Kirchner and removed him as chairman of its board of directors.

In a statement to FreightWaves, the board said it has appointed Timothy F. Kehoe, Slync’s former chief of staff and retired U.S. Army colonel, to serve as interim president.

“In conjunction with the recent leadership change, we at Slync are restructuring the organization to drive more value for our current and future customers,” said Kehoe in an email....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-slyncio-fires-ceo-chris-kirchner-strips-board-chairmanship

Slync.io despide a su director general, Chris Kirchner, y abandona la presidencia del consejo de administración 

El proveedor de tecnología logística Slync.io anunció el viernes el despido del CEO Chris Kirchner y lo destituyó como presidente de su junta directiva. 

En un comunicado enviado a FreightWaves, la junta directiva dijo que ha nombrado a Timothy F. Kehoe, antiguo jefe de personal de Slync y coronel retirado del Ejército de Estados Unidos, para que actúe como presidente interino. 

“Junto con el reciente cambio de liderazgo, en Slync estamos reestructurando la organización para impulsar más valor...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/slync-io-despide-a-su-director-general-chris-kirchner-y-abandona-la-presidencia-del-consejo-de-administracion

Source claims Slync.io CEO retaliated after suspension

After learning he was being suspended, Slync.io CEO Chris Kirchner retaliated by locking some executives out of the company’s communication channels, a source familiar with the situation says.

Kirchner, who had previously ordered the suspensions of nearly a dozen current and former employees for speaking out about the Dallas-based logistics tech startup’s failure to make payroll, was placed on leave Friday.

Burt White, vice president of global sales at Slync — which received a $60 million Series...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/source-claims-slyncio-ceo-retaliated-after-suspension

Una fuente afirma que el director general de Slync.io tomó represalias tras su suspensión 

Después de enterarse de que iba a ser suspendido, el director general de Slync.io, Chris Kirchner, tomó represalias bloqueando a algunos ejecutivos de los canales de comunicación de la empresa, dice una fuente familiarizada con la situación. 

Kirchner, que ya había ordenado la suspensión de casi una docena de empleados actuales y antiguos por hablar sobre la falta de pago de las nóminas de la empresa de tecnología logística con sede en Dallas, fue puesto en licencia el viernes. 

Burton White,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/una-fuente-afirma-que-el-director-general-de-slync-io-tomo-represalias-tras-su-suspension

Slync.io’s promise to pay employees falls flat after 2 months without wages

Despite Slync.io CEO Chris Kirchner’s claims that the FreightTech company “has solved its liquidity issues,” former and current employees say they want him to make good on his promises and pay them for the two months of wages they are owed. 

One former employee who is familiar with the ongoing late payment situation at Slync says it’s unclear how many employees remain at the company, estimating that two-thirds of the company’s current employees are interviewing or actively searching for new...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/slyncios-promise-to-pay-employees-falls-flat-after-2-months-without-wages

Slync.io blames liquidity issues after employees go month without pay

After initially blaming an internal administrative error for the failure to pay its North American employees for nearly a month, Dallas-based logistics tech startup Slync.io stated Thursday that its “inability to timely liquidate funds” is the real reason for its ongoing payroll nightmare.

“The company’s recent payroll issues resulted from the company’s inability to timely liquidate funds from an otherwise attractive investment vehicle in order to make recent payroll and not from any funding...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/slyncio-blames-liquidity-issues-after-employees-go-month-without-pay

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