Our Leadership
Decades of industry expertise lead the path to peak logistics performance.
Micah Holst
Chief Commercial Officer
Micah Holst has served as Chief Commerical Officer since February 2020. Prior to this role, he served as President of Ascent International from 2013 through Februray 2020. Beginning his journey in the industry as an export operations team member in 2004, Micah transitioned into the sales organization two years later. Prior to joining Ascent Global Logistics, Micah played professional baseball in the San Francisco Giants organization for four seasons. Micah graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in General Business in 2000.
Chris Cook
President - Domestic
Chris M. Cook previously served as President of Roadrunner Truckload Plus, joining Roadrunner Transportation Systems in January of 2013. Prior to joining Ascent Global Logistics, Chris spent four years at R.R. Donnelley managing the independent agent model of the business. He also spent eight years with ABF Freight, fulfilling various sales and operations management roles. Chris attended Lakeland University as well as the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Bill Goodgion
President - International
William R. Goodgion previously served as President of Roadrunner Global Solutions, joining Roadrunner Transportation Systems in April 2015. In February 2020, he became President for Ascent International. Prior to joining Ascent Global Logistics, Bill spent 15 years at FedEx Trade Networks, where he served as a Managing Director of Regional Operations and their Managing Director of Global Distribution Services. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, with a concentration in Supply Chain and Operations Management. Bill also proudly served in the United States Marine Corps.
Tom Stenglein
President - On-Demand
Tom Stenglein has served as President of Ascent On-Demand since 2016. He served as CFO and COO of the company from 2013 to 2016. Tom also served in leadership roles at Truesense Imaging and Eastman Kodak Company. Tom graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Math in 1986. He also holds a Master's Degree in Finance and Corporate Accounting from the University of Rochester. Tom was also named as an All-American college football player while at Colgate University.
William Vechiarella
President - Distribution
William (Bill) Vechiarella has served as President of Ascent Distribution since 2014. Prior to joining our organization, Bill spent over 18 years at Brink’s, where he served as Regional Vice President of the Great Lakes Region and Northeast Region, Vice President of Operations for the United States and Vice President of Business Integration. Bill holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, with a concentration in Human Resource Management and Personnel Administration from the University of Kansas.