PECO Pallet appoints new CEO

PECO Pallet PECO Pallet, a leading pallet rental company and member of the Pritzker Group family of companies, has announced the appointment of Joseph Dagnese as its new chief executive officer.

Dagnese brings more than three decades of leadership experience in global logistics and transportation, most recently as president of Con-way Freight and executive vice president of its parent company, Con-way Inc., which was acquired by XPO Logistics in October 2015. In addition to overseeing the operating and financial performance and strategic planning for Con-way Inc.’s largest business unit, with 22,000 employees and $3.6 billion in revenue, Dagnese led change management, employee engagement and continuous improvement processes for the global freight company.

Prior to Con-way Freight, Dagnese led strategic initiatives and lean transformation as president of Con-way Truckload. Previously, Dagnese was vice president of Menlo Logistics, a Con-way Inc. subsidiary, leading large-scale international project rollouts and resource realignments. Before that, he was manager of North American transportation operations for Procter & Gamble.

Dagnese is a graduate of Indiana University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and transportation.

Dagnese replaces David Lee, who served as president and CEO of PECO Pallet since 2005. Lee’s insight, vision and experience in the pooled pallet industry helped guide PECO through a period of tremendous growth and innovation. David will continue to serve as advisor to the company during Joe’s transition.