Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 23, 2002
ROGER MACFARLANE has served as Chief Executive Officer of UTi
Worldwide, Inc. since May 2000 and a Director since the company's
formation in 1995. From 1995 to April 2000, he served as Chief
Executive Officer of the Americas Region and was responsible for
overseeing operations in North and South America. Previously, Mr.
MacFarlane served as Chief Executive Officer of the Americas
Division of a predecessor corporation. From 1987 to 1993, he
served in various executive capacities, including Joint Chief
Executive, for BAX Global, an international freight forwarder and
a subsidiary of The Pittston Company (NYSE:PZB). From 1983 to
1987, Mr. MacFarlane served as a director and held various
executive positions, including Chief Executive Officer, for WTC
International N.V., an international freight forwarder. Earlier,
he co-founded and managed the operations of Rand Freight Limited,
an international airfreight company, until it merged with WTC
International. From 1970 to 1975, Mr. MacFarlane was the Managing
Director of the Airfreight Division of Rennies Consolidated
Holdings. Mr. MacFarlane received a Bachelor of Arts degree and
an LLB degree from the University of Cape Town. Profile
then move on to a picture of things as they are now?
Mr. MacFarlane: UTi Worldwide grew out of the combination of
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