Mark Kummer

Mark Kummer has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Mark is currently the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at PLS Logistics Services, a position they have held since November 2022. Prior to that, they served as a candidate for President of the Board of Aldermen at Mark4STL/City of St. Louis from March 2022 to August 2022.

Their previous roles include being a Sloan Fellow at MIT Sloan School of Management from May 2020 to June 2021. Before that, they served as President of Mid America Logistics from October 2016 to January 2020, where they successfully increased revenues from $38M to $119M and reduced shareholder liability by 60%. Mark also held a position on the Board of Directors at Transervice Integrated Solutions from February 2014 to June 2017.

Mark Kummer started their career as an Independent Consultant in 2008, where they took on various interim executive roles for private equity and privately held firms. Mark also worked as the Vice President of Business Development at PLS Logistics Services from August 2015 to August 2016, where they transformed the national account team and implemented changes that led to threefold growth and $3M of annual profits.

Additionally, they have held positions at Genalta Power Inc. as Vice President of Business Development from September 2014 to September 2015, and at C.A.T. Inc. as COO of C.A.T. Global Logistics from September 2011 to March 2013. Mark also served as President at Clark Holdings, Inc. from September 2009 to February 2011, where they played a key role in selecting new corporate executives and implementing operational improvements.

Overall, Mark Kummer has a proven track record of driving growth, optimizing operations, and providing strategic leadership across multiple organizations throughout their career.

Mark Kummer pursued their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. Mark attended the institution from 2020 to 2021. Earlier, Mark completed their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree, specializing in Marketing & Organizational Behavior, from Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business. This educational qualification lasted from 1996 to 2000.