12/19/2019 Board update. President Trump has announced his intention to nominate William Zollars, a Kansas resident, to be a member of the USPS Board of Governors.

The nomination will be the remainder of a seven-year term expiring Dec. 8, 2022.

The U.S. Senate must confirm nominees before they join the board.

The governors are the principal officers of the Postal Service. The board is similar to a board of directors, conducting long-range planning and setting strategic policies, among other duties.

source: USPS News Link

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As chairman, president and chief executive officer of YRC Worldwide, Inc., William D. “Bill” Zollars, led one of the largest and most recognizable global transportation service providers from 1999-2011. Before that, Zollars was president of Yellow Transportation Inc., a position he accepted in 1996 as part of a major management transition for the company.

From 1994-1996, Zollars was senior vice president of Ryder Integrated Logistics, a $1.5 billion division of Ryder System, Inc., based in Miami, Florida. Previously, he spent 24 years in various executive positions at Eastman Kodak, including assignments in London, Toronto and Tokyo.

Zollars currently serves on the boards of CIGNA Corp., Cerner Corp., ProLogis Inc., Pollenware and Restone Logistics. Zollars has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Minnesota and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

source: Kansas State University

If Zollars is confirmed it will leave the USPS Board Of Governors short 3 members.