The Lynch family of companies, an integrated group of logistics businesses headquartered in Maine, announces Christopher Haynes has been hired as vice president of operations.

Christopher Haynes has been named vice president of operations at Lynch family of companies.

Haynes will be responsible for the leadership, management, accountability, and safe operations of the Lynch business lines: Lynch Logistics, Freight Central, Records Management Center, Shredding On Site, Central Maine Moving & Storage, and MaineDelivery. He will serve as a member of Lynch’s senior leadership team to assist in implementing strategic programs and initiatives to support the future growth of the companies.

Haynes brings extensive logistics and transportation industry experience, and a track record of organizational capability-building, operational innovation, and strategic planning. His 20 years of logistics leadership experience span the U.S. Marine Corps, PepsiCo and Nestle.

Haynes has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Massachusetts and has participated in the Supply Chain Strategy and Management Program through MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics. He is a certified supply chain professional through the Association for Operations Management and in 2016 was awarded the Transportation Person of the Year by the Northeast Association of Rail Shippers.