Warehousing Affiliation Faucets Jay Strother as CEO

IWLA is the one commerce affiliation targeted on the wants of third-party-logistics warehouses. Since its founding in 1891 because the American Warehousemen’s Affiliation, IWLA has advanced to ship industry-specific training (security, advertising and marketing, HR, expertise, and many others.), spearhead advocacy with state and federal rule makers, provide enterprise companies (authorized help, reductions, networking), and extra.

“With greater than 30 years as an affiliation govt, the final 12 at IWLA, Jay brings great worth and expertise to the affiliation and to its members,” says IWLA Search Committee Chairman and Instant Previous Affiliation Chairman Scott Mayfield, president of Kenco Administration Companies in Chattanooga, Tennessee. “We’re excited to have him within the CEO position as IWLA continues to steer and help the academic, networking, and advocacy wants of our members.”

Strother assumed the presidency Dec. 31, 2022. Beforehand, since 2012 he served because the IWLA vp, overseeing membership companies and recruitment, advertising and marketing, communications, training, and assembly planning. Since 2017, he has additionally served as the manager director of IWLA Canada.

Beforehand Strother, an honors graduate from the College of Tulsa, was the first-ever group writer at SmithBucklin, the world’s largest affiliation administration agency. For 12 years earlier than that, he was the writer and editor in chief of Authorized Administration journal on the Affiliation of Authorized Directors. He started his nonprofit profession as director of publications and nationwide spokesperson for the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce (the Jaycees). He additionally ran his personal nonprofit-focused advertising and marketing and communications firm.

“The provision chain is within the highlight, and I’m honored to assist IWLA members thrive and succeed on this time of latest enterprise alternatives and consciousness,” Strother says. “Robust warehousing companies are key to the fast and environment friendly motion of products, and IWLA members are the perfect at what they do. I’m additionally very lucky to work with IWLA members throughout North America who give of their time and experience to make the {industry}, the affiliation, and the availability chain stronger.”

Strother will act because the affiliation’s principal advocate with regulators, legislators, and different leaders within the provide chain. He may even oversee an all-member survey throughout 2023 that may set the stage for the 132-year-old affiliation’s subsequent 10 years.

“The IWLA employees of affiliation professionals is right here to serve the warehouse logistics {industry},” Strother says. “We’ll proceed to supply and hone the perfect instructional alternatives, advertising and marketing assets, and different enterprise companies to assist member firms succeed.”

Strother is a 30-year resident of Arlington Heights, Illinois. He has served on the board of the Buddies of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library and different civic organizations. He grew up in Andover, Kansas.

About IWLA: Since 1891, the Worldwide Warehouse Logistics Affiliation has been the useful resource for warehouse logistics, advocacy, and training. For extra data, go to www.IWLA.com. IWLA, previously the American Warehouse Affiliation, serves greater than 500 company members representing almost 4,000 warehousing places.