Quality Distribution Appoints CEO Gary Enzor As Its New Chairman

(RTTNews) - Quality Distribution, Inc. (QLTY) said Thursday that its Board of Directors has elected Chief Executive Officer Gary Enzor as its new chairman of the Board of Directors and named Alan Schumacher to the newly created position of lead independent director, effective immediately.

Enzor succeeds Thomas White who, as previously announced, resigned from the Board in connection with the recently completed share sale by certain shareholders, including Apollo Global Management, LLC.

Enzor has been CEO of Quality since 2007 and been a member of the Board of Directors since 2008. Prior to joining the company, Enzor served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Swift Transportation Company, Inc. and held executive positions with Dell Computer and Honeywell.

The Board named Schumacher to the newly-created position of lead independent director as a continuation of Quality's focus on sound corporate governance and to maintain strong oversight by the Board's independent directors. Schumacher has been a director of Quality since May 2004.