{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"153882","rtpr_id":"nGNX4NPt1d-20260928","ticker":"GXO","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["GXO"],"title":"GXO Strengthens Commercial Leadership in Aerospace & Defense to Accelerate Growth ","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-28T11:00:01.024Z","article_body":"GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qrHWUf3gt5Px5abXrSIk5_4fvKgI4-LyjYRePuLnKWSr6WLmrGzcp5ioFmKfSvrfU5xS9fv3ZkjirQ1T1tmilQ==)\n(NYSE: GXO), the world's largest pure-play contract logistics provider, today\nannounced the appointment of Dan Davis as President of Aerospace & Defense, a\nnewly created enterprise role focused on accelerating the Company's growth and\nstrengthening its position in one of its most strategic growth verticals.\nDavis joins GXO today, reporting to CEO Patrick Kelleher.\n\nAerospace & Defense represents one of the most significant growth\nopportunities for GXO, building on the company's deep operational expertise\nand track record of serving complex, highly regulated industries around the\nworld. In this role, Davis will lead GXO's global Aerospace & Defense growth\nstrategy to drive market development, customer acquisition, strategic\npartnerships and pipeline growth across the business.\n\n\"At GXO, we continue to invest in the leadership, capabilities and strategic\nfocus needed to accelerate growth in the sectors where we see the greatest\nopportunity,\" said GXO CEO Patrick Kelleher. \"Aerospace & Defense is an\nincreasingly important sector that requires a differentiated go-to-market\nengine. Dan brings a rare combination of military experience, industry\nexpertise and commercial leadership that will help us deepen customer\nrelationships, expand our capabilities and strengthen GXO's position as a\ntrusted partner for mission-critical supply chains.\"\n\nDavis joins GXO from FSI Defense, a FlightSafety International and Berkshire\nHathaway company, where he served as President. In that role, he more than\ndoubled the company's growth pipeline while improving revenue, profitability\nand customer satisfaction. Previously, Davis spent fifteen years with Lockheed\nMartin working across multiple business areas in Program Management and\nCapture Management roles. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at\nWest Point, he also served as a Field Artillery Officer in the U.S. Army.\n\nEarlier this year, GXO took key strategic actions to strengthen its position\nin the defense sector. The company established a Defense Advisory Board,\nbringing together distinguished leaders with deep military expertise to\nprovide strategic counsel and actionable insights on growth opportunities. GXO\nalso joined Amentum, Accenture and A.P. Moller-Maersk as a founding member of\nTorus Defence Supply Chain, an alliance designed to help strengthen the future\nof the UK defense sector.\n\nAbout GXO \nGXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) is the world’s largest pure-play contract\nlogistics provider and is positioned to capitalize on the rapid growth of\necommerce, automation and outsourcing. GXO has over 150,000 team members\nacross more than 1,000 facilities, totaling more than 200 million square feet.\nThe company serves the world’s leading blue-chip companies to solve complex\nlogistics challenges with technologically advanced supply chain and ecommerce\nsolutions, at scale and with speed. GXO corporate headquarters is in\nGreenwich, Connecticut. 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In this role, Davis will lead GXO's global Aerospace & Defense growth\nstrategy to drive market development, customer acquisition, strategic\npartnerships and pipeline growth across the business.\n\n\"At GXO, we continue to invest in the leadership, capabilities and strategic\nfocus needed to accelerate growth in the sectors where we see the greatest\nopportunity,\" said GXO CEO Patrick Kelleher. \"Aerospace & Defense is an\nincreasingly important sector that requires a differentiated go-to-market\nengine. Dan brings a rare combination of military experience, industry\nexpertise and commercial leadership that will help us deepen customer\nrelationships, expand our capabilities and strengthen GXO's position as a\ntrusted partner for mission-critical supply chains.\"\n\nDavis joins GXO from FSI Defense, a FlightSafety International and Berkshire\nHathaway company, where he served as President. In that role, he more than\ndoubled the company's growth pipeline while improving revenue, profitability\nand customer satisfaction. Previously, Davis spent fifteen years with Lockheed\nMartin working across multiple business areas in Program Management and\nCapture Management roles. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at\nWest Point, he also served as a Field Artillery Officer in the U.S. Army.\n\nEarlier this year, GXO took key strategic actions to strengthen its position\nin the defense sector. The company established a Defense Advisory Board,\nbringing together distinguished leaders with deep military expertise to\nprovide strategic counsel and actionable insights on growth opportunities. GXO\nalso joined Amentum, Accenture and A.P. Moller-Maersk as a founding member of\nTorus Defence Supply Chain, an alliance designed to help strengthen the future\nof the UK defense sector.\n\nAbout GXO \nGXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) is the world’s largest pure-play contract\nlogistics provider and is positioned to capitalize on the rapid growth of\necommerce, automation and outsourcing. GXO has over 150,000 team members\nacross more than 1,000 facilities, totaling more than 200 million square feet.\nThe company serves the world’s leading blue-chip companies to solve complex\nlogistics challenges with technologically advanced supply chain and ecommerce\nsolutions, at scale and with speed. GXO corporate headquarters is in\nGreenwich, Connecticut. 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