Worldwide Express Hires Experienced Chief Technology Officer

DALLAS, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Express, a leading U.S. non-asset based third party logistics provider of parcel and freight services for thousands of small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) nationwide, announced today it has hired Dolly Wagner-Wilkins as CTO to lead all aspects of the company's technology organization. Worldwide Express executives say her impressive background will further propel sales growth, helping the company capture an even larger portion of the vast SMB shipping market through unprecedented investments in IT, including the building of a robust, nimble, next-generation integrated technology platform to support sales, customer service and transportation management.

Highly skilled with 28 years of experience, Wagner-Wilkins is a seasoned travel and transportation industry executive, having led global software development teams through transformational change and customer migrations. During her career, she has directed software delivery programs and worked with global airline and travel agency customers in a variety of technology and marketing capacities.

In her role at Worldwide Express, Wagner-Wilkins will have oversight and leadership across the technical spectrum of the company. She will be responsible the company's technology roadmap, technology operations, deployment, customer support and overall coordination with sales, finance, operations, marketing, training and other functional areas. 

"As we have entered a new, extremely accelerated phase of growth, Dolly's experience and strategic insights from the global travel and transportation industry will prove enormously valuable," said Worldwide Express CEO Tom Madine. "She will play a key role in evaluating potential alliances, developing relationships with technology vendors, developing best-in-class transportation management solutions for our customers, and providing input as we decide on new markets and service lines."

Prior to joining Worldwide Express as CTO, Wagner-Wilkins held high-level positions at Sabre, the leading technology provider to the global travel industry. There, she was focused on leading a large software delivery team, migrating airlines to the Sabre Airline Solutions Customer Sales and Service platform, and other complex integration efforts. Previously, she was responsible for a global team of software development professionals accountable for design, development and delivery of high-volume systems powering Sabre's two largest business units, Sabre Airline Solutions and Sabre Travel Network.

"The CTO position at Worldwide Express is an ideal fit to apply my skills and knowledge from the travel and transportation industries," Wagner-Wilkins said. "I'm excited to be part of the Worldwide Express team, and I'm confident my ability to transform operations through technology, lead large development and delivery teams, and structure vendor management, will be of high value during the company's robust growth phase."

About Worldwide Express
Worldwide Express is a full-service, non-asset-based logistics provider offering more than 40,000 customers access to industry-leading small package, truckload and less-than-truckload shipping solutions around the world. As one of two primary authorized UPS® non-retail resellers in the U.S. operating from nearly 120 franchised and company-owned locations, Worldwide Express is a local partner for the global supply chains of small- to medium-sized businesses nationwide. This, coupled with a selective portfolio of 60+ LTL carriers, ensures our clients an unmatched range of options and flexibility to meet their shipping needs. To learn more about Worldwide Express, please visit www.wwex.com.

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