Expeditors Int'l Of Washington Names Jeffrey Musser New CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD} announced that its board of directors unanimously elected Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Jeffrey Musser, as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer. The company said that Jeffrey Musser to succeed Peter Rose as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2014.

"Jeff has distinguished himself at every level of endeavor throughout his 31-year career at Expeditors," said current CEO Peter J. Rose. "Throughout that time, Jeff has never been given an assignment where he hasn't exceeded expectations. He embodies all that Expeditors' culture intends to create and reinforce in its people and particularly in its leaders. In short, Jeff is the ultimate Expeditors success story and we congratulate him on this appointment," Rose commented.