POLARIS’ LESLEY VELDSTRA KILLINGSWORTH WINS ESTEEMED PROS TO KNOW AWARD
March 15, 2024
Polaris is celebrating the news that our VP of Pricing and Market Strategy, Lesley Veldstra Killingsworth has received the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2024 Pros to Know Award!
Categorized as a Lifetime Achievement, the Pros to Know Award is given to influential transportation executives who are advocating to create safer, more efficient North American supply chains. Lesley was announced as one of this year’s winners at the MODEX 2024 summit in Atlanta, Georgia. This triumph is being celebrated by the Polaris team as well as her peers at the NMFTA.
“Lesley has been instrumental in transforming and initiating necessary changes to improve NMFTA’s products, procedures and research,” states previous NMFTA chairman, Mike Morgan, “We couldn’t be more proud as she’s made significant contributions to the supply chain industry overall.”
In the past year, Lesley made history as the NFMTA’s first appointed Chairwoman and was promoted from Polaris’ Director of Traffic and Pricing to VP of Pricing and Market Strategy. She has spearheaded several company-wide initiatives to introduce service efficiencies, fill communication gaps and expand our market reach.
Polaris CEO, Dave Cox reflects, “It’s been a big year for Lesley and we are thrilled to see her being recognized as an outstanding mentor and visionary,” adding, “She inspires us with her dedication to improving experiences for everyone involved in our industry. It’s an honour to have her as part of the Polaris family.”
From everyone at Polaris, congratulations Lesley!