Sharps Compliance Announces Appointment of Transportation and Logistics Executive Jack Holmes to Board of Directors

HOUSTON, May 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ: SMED) (“Sharps” or the “Company”), a leading full-service national provider of comprehensive waste management solutions including medical, pharmaceutical and hazardous, today announced the appointment of Jack Holmes to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Holmes has more than 40 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry through    corporate leadership roles as well as service on government advisory boards and on the board of directors for several public and private companies in the industry. He spent his entire professional career at United Parcel Service (“UPS”), beginning as a part-time worker unloading trailers while also attending college, then advancing to leadership positions in operations, engineering and human resources, and retiring as President and CEO of UPS Freight in 2016. Mr. Holmes also led the transition team for UPS’s acquisition of Overnite Transportation, the company’s largest-ever domestic acquisition, now UPS Freight. 

Following his retirement, Mr. Holmes has served on several corporate boards. Currently, he serves as an independent director, chair of the governance committee and member of the audit and compensation committees for Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN), a multi-billion dollar truckload carrier. Additionally, he is chair of the board for EmergeTMS, a transportation and technology company serving shippers and carriers; and he serves as a board member for Redwood Logistics, one of the nation’s leading logistics providers and LaserShip, a regional parcel carrier focused on e-commerce.  Previously, Mr. Holmes served as chair of the board of 10-4 Systems, where he led the transportation and technology company through its sale to Trimble Technologies. 

In 2013, Mr. Holmes was selected by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation to join the National Freight Advisory Committee, where he was appointed co-Chair and served for two terms.  He has also served on the board of directors of the American Transportation Research Institute and he received the Chairperson’s award from the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council for lifetime achievement in the transportation industry.