Sidney R Brown

Bio

NFI, founded in 1932 as National Hauling, has evolved from a trucking company in a regulated environment, into one of the largest privately-held third party logistics companies in the country. In the early 1980’s, the company, then known as National Freight, was focused mainly on over-the-road trucking services. The company quickly evolved into four affiliated companies providing transportation services (National Freight), warehousing and inventory management (National Distribution Centers), dedicated fleets and transportation management (Interactive Logistics) and real estate development (Real Estate). In 2008, the company continued to evolve and positioned all its companies under one corporate brand, NFI. NFI now consists of Logistics, Distribution, Transportation, Global Services, Intermodal, Consulting, and Real Estate.Graduating in 1983, he immediately joined the family business with his two brothers, Ike and Jeffrey. Working under his father, Bernard, Mr. Brown worked in many different areas of the business and rapidly rose to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Under Mr. Brown’s guidance, the company began to grow rapidly across North America, through startups, acquisitions, and aggressive growth of the base business. Today NFI employs more than 5,000 people in the US and Canada. Revenues have surpassed $800 million and the company is well positioned to continue its explosive growth. Mr. Brown sits on the Board of the Sun Bancorp, Inc. where he serves as a Vice Chairman (NASDAQ:SNBC). He is also a Board Member of J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ: JJSF). Mr. Brown attended Georgetown University and graduated in 1979. He began his career working for Morgan Stanley in New York City as financial analyst in the corporate finance department of the investment bank. He moved on to pursue his MBA at Harvard University.