Kevin C. Schick
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Con-way Inc.
Kevin C. Schick is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW), a $4.7 billion freight transportation and logistics services company headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. Named FORTUNE magazine’s “Most Admired Company” in transportation and logistics for 2007, Con-way delivers industry-leading services through its primary operating companies of Con-way Freight, CFI and Con-way Truckload, and Menlo Worldwide Logistics. These operating units provide high-performance, day-definite less-than-truckload (LTL), full truckload and intermodal freight transportation; logistics, warehousing and supply chain management services; and trailer manufacturing. Con-way Inc. and its subsidiaries operate from more than 500 operating locations across North America and in 17 countries across five continents.
Mr. Schick is responsible for corporate finance, strategic planning, treasury operations, financial reporting, investor relations, taxes, internal control and administration for the parent corporation and its subsidiaries.
Named to his current position in 2005, Mr. Schick previously served as vice president and controller of Con-way Transportation Services, Inc. (CTS), now known as Con-way Freight, Con-way’s $3-billion less-than-truckload (LTL) freight subsidiary. He had held that position since 1989, and was responsible for overall financial reporting, planning, forecasting and analysis, capital expenditure review and planning, and administrative services for the regional LTL carrier and supply chain business units.
Mr. Schick has more than 30 years of financial experience and is a certified public accountant. He joined the Con-way organization in 1983 as a member of the startup team for Con-way Central Express (CCX), regional LTL freight subsidiary. In that position, he was responsible for P&L forecasting and analysis, capital budgeting, accounts receivable collections and operations analysis.
Prior to joining Con-way, Mr. Schick spent five years with Wabash National Corporation, a trailer manufacturing concern, as its assistant controller. He had previously worked in financial planning and analysis positions for Motorola Corporation.
Mr. Schick is a native of Chicago, Ill., and holds a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and an MBA from Northwestern University. He is a member of the Financial Executives Institute, the Conference Board Council of CFOs, the ATA Accounting and Finance Council, and the Evans Scholars Foundation. Mr. Schick is based at Con-way’s corporate headquarters in San Mateo, Calif.