East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Names Bob O’Donnell Vice President of Sales of Life Sciences Vertical

ELIZABETH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--East Coast Warehouse & Distribution, a leading temperature-controlled logistics provider to the food and beverage industry, announced today it has named Bob O’Donnell Vice President of Sales for their Life Sciences vertical. In this role, Bob will lead this designed sales vertical focused on Life Sciences for all geographies.

Bob joins East Coast Warehouse from Maersk, where he served as Global Head of Lead Logistics & Cold Chain Logistics Growth. Starting in Asia Pacific, continuing to North America and then in a global function, Bob developed Maersk’s end-to-end temperature controlled cold chain logistics product. This included order management, trucking, cold storage, customs clearance, ocean and air freight for Meat, Seafood, Fruits, Vegetables, and Pharmaceuticals.

“We are excited to have Bob join our organization and lead our Life Sciences vertical,” says Kevin Daly, Chief Commercial Officer of East Coast Warehouse & Distribution. “As we continue to expand our geographic footprint it is equally necessary to expand the markets we serve. Bob’s experience and market knowledge allow us to immediately have industry credibility as we continue to develop our offering. While we are already servicing several Life Sciences customers, our goal of providing a GDP Certified, temperature-controlled network will be industry leading.”

About East Coast Warehouse & Distribution

For more than 70 years, East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has served as a preeminent third-party (3PL) logistics provider, offering integrated temperature-controlled logistics services to food and beverage importers. Its state-of-the-art facilities, totaling 72 million cubic feet, strategically located on the Ports of New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Savannah, customs exam services, transportation capabilities and value-added services offers clients a 3PL end-to-end solution that is sophisticated and seamless. In January 2022, East Coast Warehouse partnered with and received an investment from Equity Group Investments, the private investment firm of Sam Zell. For more information, please visit www.eastcoastwarehouse.com.