Chris Munro

Chris Munro

Global Business Services CEO/Chairman and Private Equity Partner

Greater Atlanta Area

Current
  • Board Member at IANA
  • Board Member at FastFrate
  • Trustee at Open Road Foundation
Past
  • CEO & President at RoadLink
  • CEO & President at Linfox
  • CEO & President at Zomax ( previously Inoveris and Metatec)

7 more...

Education
  • London Business School
  • The University of Glasgow
  • Garnock Academy

1 more...

Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Executive Office

Chris Munro’s Summary

A proven, transformational, entrepreneurial international CEO, board member, and private equity partner. Mr.Munro has designed, developed, led and repositioned public, private and private equity owned $200m to $6bn product, service and manufacturing businesses in Western Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas. He possesses an exemplary track record of achieving significant and sustainable stakeholder value based upon strong execution skills coupled with strategic repositioning, acquisitions, deep customer relationships and developing high performing process orientated leadership teams.

He possesses a deep understanding of company leadership at national, international and global levels, including strategy, board management, company general management, operations, customer development, manufacturing, supply chain, outsourcing, financial re-engineering, mergers and acquisitions, government/lobby groups and new country entry and development plans.

Currently as Managing Director/Operating Partner of a mid sized private equity fund he has helped design, acquire and operate four North American logistics platform concepts. Most recently, as CEO, Mr. Munro has built a private equity sponsored $500m group into the NA market leader in the intermodal logistics market place.

His last three private equity experiences highlight he designs high impact strategies, successfully sources and closes of transactions. In addition he consistently financially re-engineers, executes operational and strategic step changes. This has been done in public, private as well as inside a chapter 11settings. He has delivered sustainable growth engines and lasting high performing leadership teams. The end results have been measured in hundreds of millions of dollars of shareholder value.

Chris Munro’s Specialties:

Markets focused upon outsourced business services, logistics, distribution segments and manufacturing. Experiences cut across retail, consumer, healthcare, automotive communications, chemical, packaging, interactive gaming, shipping and railway markets.

Managed, built and improved advisory, public, private and industry boards.

Previous companies – Fenway Partners, RoadLink, RoadLink USA, Linfox, Exel, BRS, NFC, Scottish Freight Company, Fuelink, Allied Van Lines, Metatec and Inoveris


Chris Munro’s Experience

  • Board Member

    IANA

    (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

    October 2008Present (1 year 2 months)

  • Board Member

    FastFrate

    (Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

    July 2008Present (1 year 5 months)

  • Trustee

    Open Road Foundation

    (Philanthropy industry)

    May 2008Present (1 year 7 months)

  • Operating Partner/Managing Director

    Fenway Partners

    (Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    January 2007Present (2 years 11 months)

    Middle market leading $2bn private equity group focussed upon logistics and consumer goods franchised building companies. I support the franchise in developing investment and operating strategies across portfolios/new platforms to add step changes in value and performance. Focus has been sourcing, closing and running investment platforms in North America.


Additional Information

Chris Munro’s Interests:

Creating high performing leadership teams,management development, strategic turnarounds, customer development, mergers and acquisitions

Chris Munro’s Groups:

Young Presidents Organisation, TEC, CLM, WERC, IRMA, United Way, Australian Institute of Logistics, The LinkedIn Lions Forum, ConnectorsNet

  •    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
  •    eOffice
  •    Scottish American Network
  •    Executive Suite
  •    International Network of Social-Eco Entrepreneurs
  •    Marzar
  •    Global Worker
  •    ki work - powering the online business revolution
  •    Friends of Australia
  •    Private Equity Networking
  •    Forbes CEO Network
  •    BlackSky
  •    Role1's CEO/CXO Network
  •    SCN Supply Chain Network
  •    Restructuring and Turnaround Management
  •    A Truckload, Trucking, Logistics, Supply Chain, 3PL, Distribution group.
  •    The Association for Corporate Growth
  •    Freight & Logistics Professionals
  •    CEO/COO/CFO Acquisition/Merger/Joint Venture Group.
  •    MENA Private Equity
  •    Exel
  •    Supply Chain & Logistics Careers
  •    IWLA Members
  •    3PL Professionals
  •    Private Equity Operating Partners and Executives
  •    The President/CEO Elite
  •    Entrepreneurs Meet Investors
  •    Center for Value Chain Research
  •    Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce
  •    Improved Consulting knowledge exchange group
  •    Blackmore Deal Flow For Private Equity
  •    BRIC Investors
  •    Going Public in the US or Europe
  •    Salinski International Recruitment Services

Chris Munro’s Honors:

International Who’s Who, 1999-2004


Chris Munro’s Contact Settings

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  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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