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Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley welcomes XPO Logistics President to March 9 webinar

Troy Cooper '91 to speak about transportation and logistics

by Tom Perry

Marietta, Ohio (02/17/2021) — XPO Logistics President Troy Cooper '91 is scheduled to speak during the Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley's webinar at noon, Tuesday, March 9.

Cooper, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Marietta College, will speak about "A C-Suite View of Transportation and Logistics." Anyone interested in attending should register in advance online.

Cooper also serves on XPO's European supervisory board. Prior to his current position, Cooper held several key roles on XPO's executive team, including chief executive of XPO Logistics Europe, chief operating officer of the company's global operations, head of the transportation segment and vice president of finance.

Previously, he held senior management roles in finance with two public companies, United Rentals, Inc. and United Waste Systems, Inc., where he worked with XPO CEO Brad Jacobs to build leading North American networks for equipment rental and solid waste management, respectively. Cooper began his career working in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and Co.

For more information: Greg Delemeester, delemeeg@marietta.edu.

The Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley is a non-partisan non-political educational organization that formed in 1982 as a result of a collaboration between the Business and Economics Department at Marietta College and a mix of business, civic and educational leaders. The object of the Economic Roundtable is to promote an interest in and to enlighten its members and others in the community on important governmental, economic, and social issues. Since its inception, the Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley has presented the Ohio Valley with more than 200 distinguished speakers who have enlightened and informed ERT members with their fascinating discussion on a broad scope of governmental, economic and social issues.

The ERT's speaker series is open to its members and their guests. The ERT's membership is open to all interested individuals at $35 a year. To join ERT, please contact Greg Delemeester at delemeeg@marietta.edu or call him at (740) 376-4630. You may find more information on the ERT at economicroundtable.org.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For three consecutive years (2018-20).

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Tom Perry, Vice President for Communication & Brand Management, (740) 376-4408, perryt@marietta.edu

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