Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 20, 2000
JOHN H. WILLIFORD is Senior Vice President for CNF Transportation, Inc.
and President and Chief Executive Officer of Menlo Logistics. Mr.
Williford has been President and CEO of Menlo since 1992, when he was
promoted from the position of General Manager of Menlo. He was named
General Manager of the company when it was formed in 1990. In 1998, Mr.
Williford was elected Senior Vice President of CNF Transportation, Inc.
Mr. Williford joined CNF in 1981 as an Economics/Senior Marketing
Analyst, where he evaluated acquisition candidates and conducted
strategic planning. In 1984 Mr. Williford was named Director of
Marketing for CNF's international operations and was later appointed
Director of Marketing for the corporation, overseeing marketing programs
for all segments of the company. Mr. Williford earned a Bachelor's
degree in Economics from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and
received an MBA in Finance/General Management from the University of
California, Berkeley. Profile
CHUTTA RATNATHICAM is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of CNF Transportation, Inc. Mr. Ratnathicam was previously Vice
President-International for Emery Worldwide, CNF's global air freight
subsidiary. Mr. Ratnathicam joined CNF in 1977 as a corporate auditor
with management experience at public accounting and various industrial
firms in the United States, Asia and Africa. He was appointed Assistant
Manager of General Accounting in 1978, and later was elevated to
Director of Financial Accounting. In 1989 he was named Vice President of
Internal Auditing for the parent company. Mr. Ratnathicam graduated from
the Royal College in Sri Lanka and earned his MBA from the University of
Portland. He also completed the Columbia University Executive Program in
Business Administration. He is a member of the American Institute of
Certified Management Accountants, the Sri Lanka Institute of Chartered
Accountants, Conference Board's Council of Financial Executives and the
San Francisco Chapter of Financial Executives Institute. Profile
Transportation, Inc.?
Mr. Ratnathicam: CNF is a management company of global supply chain
services with businesses in ground
