Greenwich-headquartered GXO Logistics Inc. (NYSE: GXO) has appointed Jorge Guanter as the new president of its Americas and Asia Pacific business. He will succeed Eduardo Pelleissone, who is departing from GXO in March 2024.
In his new role, Guanter will have responsibility for managing GXO’s operations in 12 countries, with a priority focus on North America; GXO currently employs approximately 33,000 team members across more than 400 warehouse locations in the Americas and Asia Pacific.
Since 2021, Guanter has served as the company’s division president of industrials in the Americas and Asia Pacific business, where he served top brands including Boeing, BP, Ingersoll-Rand and Raytheon. Prior to joining GXO, he held senior roles at Cargill and Airbus Military.
“Jorge brings a unique breadth of management and operations expertise having led our industrials division in North America as well as our operations in Asia, Latin America and Mexico,” said Malcolm Wilson, CEO of GXO. “Jorge has a proven track record of developing and growing existing and new customers, delivering record sales growth, and providing excellent customer service which is at the heart of every successful company.”
