Saia, Inc. announced the Board of Directors has elected Kevin A. Henry and Dr. Donald R. James as directors of the corporation, effective on September 1, 2021. Mr. Henry will serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and Mr. James will serve on the Audit Committee. Kevin A. Henry, the current Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Extended Stay America, has more than 23 years of experience as a public company C-suite executive. His career encompasses executive positions in human resources across a variety of industries from consumer-packaged goods to distribution to hospitality and lodging. In addition to experience in several industry verticals, Kevin has experience in a range of work environments and has extensive experience with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. In his current role, Kevin is responsible for all facets of human capital management for Extended Stay America. Dr. Donald R. James, most recently President of the Americas for Joyson Safety Systems, has more than 24 years of experience in the automotive industry. His executive roles in automotive have ranged from sales and marketing leadership positions to executive roles leading entire divisions of multi-national conglomerates both here and abroad. At Joyson Safety Systems, Don had responsibility for a $2 billion business across the U.S., Mexico and South America. Prior to his time at Joyson, Don had a 14-year executive career at Continental A.G. leading various functional areas primarily related to automotive safety technology development and production.
Saia, Inc. is a transportation company. The Company provides less-than-truckload (LTL) services through a single integrated organization. It also offers customers a range of other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services across North America. Its subsidiary, Saia Motor Freight Line, LLC (Saia LTL Freight), is an LTL carrier that serves 45 states and provides LTL services to Canada and Mexico through relationships with third-party interline carriers. Saia LTL Freight specializes in offering its customers a range of LTL services, including time-definite and expedited options. Saia LTL Freight primarily provides its customers with solutions for shipments between 100 and 10,000 pounds. Saia LTL Freight operates a network comprised of approximately 198 owned and leased facilities, including three general offices and one warehouse, and also owns approximately 6,500 tractors and 22,100 trailers, including equipment acquired with finance leases.