FORTNA Names John Dillon as Executive Vice President of Operations

ATLANTA, GA (September 7, 2021) – FORTNA^®, The Distribution Experts™, a leading consulting, engineering services and software company for warehousing and distribution, today announced the appointment of John Dillon as Executive Vice President of Operations. In this role, Dillon will be responsible for continuing to develop high-performance delivery teams that maintain FORTNA as the industry leader for optimized omnichannel and e-Commerce fulfillment. Leading the Operations, Planning and Delivery teams, Dillon will manage all aspects of excellence in delivery across initiatives that include innovative solutioning with robotics, intelligent software, and advanced technologies.

“John’s 25+ years of industry experience in leading and managing successful transformation projects and developing long-term client relationships will continue to raise the FORTNA reputation for delivering exceptional business results,” said Rob McKeel, CEO at FORTNA. “His leadership will be critical as it relates to our ability to continue our growth strategy through successful delivery of critical e-Commerce optimization projects for our clients,” he continued.

“I am excited to join FORTNA and eager to lead our delivery team in the optimization of order fulfillment capabilities, driving long-term profitability for our clients,” stated Dillon. “I look forward to delivering data-driven automation and robotic solutions that solve complex distribution challenges for our clients,” he added.

Dillon joins FORTNA from Honeywell Intelligrated where he was Chief Project Officer. He was responsible for leading and managing project teams as they successfully designed and delivered advanced automation and robotic fulfillment solutions for leading global companies. Prior to that role, he held executive leadership roles at Swisslog Logistics Automation and Daifuku-Wynright. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Über FORNA
FORTNA ist der Partner weltweit führender Unternehmen für die Transformation von Omnichannel Fulfillment und Paket Distribution. Wir ermöglichen es ihnen, mit der digitalen Disruption und fordernden Wachstumszielen Schritt zu halten – und haben uns damit einen weltweiten Ruf erarbeitet. Wir entwickeln und liefern Lösungen, die unter nahtloser Einbindung intelligenter Software eine rasante, exakte und rentable Auftragsabwicklung und Distribution auf der letzten Meile realisieren. Unser Team, unser innovativer Ansatz sowie unsere Algorithmen und Tools sind der Garant für die optimale Gestaltung von Material- und Informationsflüssen, von Anlagen und von Prozessen. Wir schaffen für unsere Kunden einen täglich spürbaren Mehrwert mit umfassenden Dienstleistungen und Produkten – von Netzwerkstrategien und Zukunftsplanung über die Planung und die Lieferung von Logistikcentern, automatisierten Lager- und Intralogistiksystemen sowie Robotik bis hin zu einer großen Bandbreite von Lifecycle Services.

Pressekontakt: Cheryl Falk, SVP Global Marketing Communications and Business Development
cherylfalk@fortna.com