Leadership Bios

Thomas Nightingale

Vice President, Communications and Chief Marketing Officer, Con-way Inc.  

Tom Nightingale is vice president, communications and chief marketing officer (CMO) for Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW), a $4.7 billion freight transportation and logistics services company headquartered in San Mateo, Calif.  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.

In this position, Mr. Nightingale is responsible for the oversight of the global branding of Con-way and its business units. He and his team are responsible for strategic marketing, public relations, advertising, digital media, communications and market research for all of Con-way's subsidiaries: Con-way Freight, Con-way Truckload, Menlo Worldwide Logistics, and Road Systems Inc.

Mr. Nightingale joined Con-way in July 2006, bringing 20 years experience in the sales/marketing arena, most recently from Schneider National Inc., where he was vice president of corporate marketing. In this position, he played a significant role in critical initiatives managing the brand on three continents. His business-to-business experience spans senior marketing, sales leadership, pricing, strategy and operations roles. Prior to Schneider, he worked in a variety of commercial and operational roles for several transportation, technology, logistics and supply chain companies, including UPS, CSX and GATX.

Mr. Nightingale also serves as a non-executive director on the board of Oakes and Terry, a commercial cleaning contractor based in Penrith, England as well serving as the Chairman of the Board for the Transportation Marketing Communications Association (TMCA). A native of Medfield, Mass., he holds a bachelor's degree in international marketing/management from Siena College and earned his MBA from Syracuse University.