UPS Picks Wicker for New Post

UPS Inc. said it selected Scott Wicker, one of its veteran engineers, as the corporation’s first chief sustainability officer.

UPS, Atlanta, said March 16 that Wicker will focus on environmental issues, and report to Chief Operating Officer David Abney.

Wicker is an electrical engineer who has worked for UPS for 34 years. His most recent post was vice president of corporate plant engineering, a job which made him a member of UPS’ corporate sustainability steering committee.

UPS is ranked No. 1 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.