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NEW ALBANY, OHIO — Marie Meisenbach Graul brings more than 20 years’ experience and a fresh eye to MXD Group’s financial operations as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer.

An experienced executive, Graul brings public and private sector expertise to MXD Group’s leadership team as they expand the business to meet new market demands.

“More and more companies are moving into this [delivery] market with the rise of buying and selling large-footprint items online,” says Graul. “The improving economy of recent years means a service provider like MXD Group has a great opportunity in the high-market product delivery space.”

Graul works largely behind the scenes at MXD Group with the finance and accounting teams to ensure discipline and accountability across the enterprise. She has an impressive track record of increasing enterprise value through strategic transactions, P&L management, EBITDA growth, cost containment and reengineering operations.

Before joining MXD Group, Graul worked with multiple private equity project teams to manage financial operations and drive change.

Graul served for two years as a Presidential Management Intern with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shortly after earning her MBA in 1984 from the University of Oklahoma.

Moving our corporate offices has ultimately landed us in New Albany, Ohio, just outside the city of Columbus.

Where we operate is as important to our business as our services themselves; our commitment to stay in the heart of Ohio was as much a priority as was finding a new space to take MXD Group to the next level.

Centrally located, Columbus is a day’s drive to some of the biggest metropolitan areas in the U.S. and Canada — nearly half of the national population lives within a few hundred miles of the city.

Anchoring a logistics business like MXD Group here is a natural choice to serve our national footprint, and a rapidly developing suburb like New Albany is the perfect place to call home.

Here we have access to a diverse pool of talented professionals who bring extensive experience in big-name retail, home delivery, transportation and customer service to our team.

“There are more than a few great reasons to keep the nerve center of our business here in Columbus,” says Jeff Abeson, our Chief Sales Officer.

Offering significant supply chain and business management programs, nearby Ohio State University and other colleges and universities in the region bring tremendous resources to the table.

“Every year we have access to young professionals who are enthusiastic and eager to do great work,” says Jeff.

The dynamic community and excellent resources in talent and infrastructure found here are perfect for growing an efficient logistics enterprise.

Our move means great things, both for MXD Group and for the communities surrounding the city of Columbus. As we introduce new personnel to our team, we’re also expanding our capabilities and improving the quality of our service delivery.

Between our home offices and call center, MXD Group will be filling roles spanning all functions of our business — from hourly associates to managers in finance, recruiting and quality control.

We’re thrilled to continue driving growth in our company and in the Columbus Region.

NEW ALBANY, OHIO — Ohio-based logistics services firm MXD Group is excited to announce Terry Solvedt as the new Chief Executive Officer. Solvedt’s diverse logistics and supply chain expertise will be instrumental in executing MXD Group’s future growth strategies, as the company leverages their unique ability to perform complex delivery functions in every zip code across the United States.

Solvedt is a 35-year veteran of the logistics and supply chain industries. As former president of Jacobsen Companies, Solvedt led multi-hundred-million-dollar asset and non-asset transportation and logistics services across North America, prior to which he had overseen operations and profitability for all product lines within their Transportation and Logistics division.

Solvedt brings new energy to MXD Group’s executive team, felt at every level of operations, as the firm focuses on refining their unique market position by leveraging process and emerging technology.

Magnified focus on sharing the experience of a home delivery is among the firm’s top priorities. Solvedt explains:

“We’re focused on developing our unique home delivery process. From the time an order is placed with our customer to the time it reaches the buyer’s home, we’re here to help affirm the excitement that comes with the anticipation of a delivery experience. Each of us makes sure we are mindful of the ways we share that experience at every step.”

MXD Group specializes in linehaul and final-mile white glove delivery of large-footprint items. By defining company-wide priorities, the firm hopes to elevate the MXD Group brand in an industry where customer needs are constantly changing, becoming more complex with the ongoing integration of mobile technology and real-time delivery tracking. After just a few months with the company, Solvedt is delighted by associates’ eager adoption of his vision.

“I’m very excited about the progress we’re making. We’ve identified new priorities and are hitting them all,” he says. “We’re in growth mode!”

Solvedt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1977 from Penn State University. In addition to his duties as CEO of MXD Group, he is an avid volunteer for various social service organizations.

Today we launched the new MXDgroup.com, taking our online presence to the next level to better highlight our unique value proposition in the logistics industry. As innovators, it’s important to us to have a site that equally reflects our unique process, national capabilities and warm, approachable service. MXD Group is so much more than trucks and warehouses. Our website brings to life the people and personality behind the everyday!

We understand the demands on our industry in the digital age. Visibility and accessibility are not just nice-to-haves, they’re requirements. That’s why we’ve created a new section dedicated to our Process, using dynamic visuals to show you how MXD Group integrates our services with that of our customers across delivery touch points. We’re a transparent, high-touch company and we care about the nth degree of detail for our customers and our customer’s customer.

What’s even better — no matter what type of device you use to view the website, the visual and interactive features are optimized to always look great and tell the same story via a responsive design solution.

At MXD Group, we consider ourselves personal service providers; it’s not just about big boxes and heavy lifting. We know the home delivery experience can be incredibly delightful for someone who’s made the decision to purchase a large-ticket item for a home or business, and understand the emotional impact it can have. We want our website to show, rather than tell, how we share in that experience and always strive to improve it.

“We think of what we do as delivering an event, because we know that’s how the customer views it,” says Jim Kitz, our Chief Operating Officer. “Our new website reflects what that event looks like.”

Check out our new Services, Industries and About pages to learn more about what we do and who we are. Thanks for visiting our new site!