US Foods tech veteran brings deep supply chain, WMS, and digital transformation
experience to Defiance, Ohio logistics provider.
DEFIANCE, Ohio (July 30, 2026). Keller Logistics Group (KLG), the Defiance, Ohio-based asset-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider founded in 1978, today announced the appointment of Mel Hudson-Nowak as Chief Technology Officer, adding an energetic and transformational technology executive with deep supply chain and digital transformation experience to the company’s senior leadership team.
Hudson-Nowak joins KLG from General Motors Financial, where she served as Vice President
of IT Compliance & Risk Management for the captive finance organization of General Motors,
managing more than $125 billion in earning assets. Prior to GM Financial, she spent 12 years at
US Foods, last 9 as Vice President of Supply Chain Technology, reporting directly to the CIO.
Her earlier career was in finance and audit leadership at Ford Motor Company, where she spent
seven years including an international assignment leading Volvo Cars’ internal control group in
Sweden, and at Bowling Green State University, before transitioning into technology leadership.
Hudson-Nowak’s track record in supply chain technology is directly relevant to Keller’s national
growth agenda. At US Foods, she led the implementation of a data-driven fleet routing solution
across 6,000 trucks that delivered approximately a 2% improvement in cases-per-mile in the
broadline delivery business versus the prior year after completing deployment of the Descartes
routing software across the network. She also led modernization initiatives across the company’s broader supply chain technology stack and drove the technology integration of 70
technologists from a $1.8 billion acquisition.
“We are continuing to build the deepest bench this industry has ever seen, and Mel is exactly
the leader we needed to add at exactly the right moment,” said Bryan Keller, CEO of Keller
Logistics Group. “Warehousing, trucking, brokerage, and industrial real estate are
fundamentally technology-enabled businesses today. Mel brings a rare combination of
enterprise-scale supply chain experience, hands-on digital transformation results, and the
energetic, people-first leadership style that fits how Keller shows up for its customers and its
team every day. She is going to help us deliver on our commitment to be the industry’s leader in
service and safety, and scale it nationally.”
“Mel’s track record at US Foods and GM Financial is exactly what Keller needs at this moment,”
said Nate Schaublin, President and COO of Keller Logistics Group. “She has led supply
chain technology transformations at the scale and complexity we are building toward. And she
leads with the energy, hands-on approach, and people-first mindset that fit our culture. She will
not just modernize our platforms; she will bring our teams along with her.”
“Keller is the kind of company where technology can be a true game-changer, and I am
energized to help make it happen,” said Hudson-Nowak. “My focus will be on turning technology capability into real value for the people who count on Keller every day: our customers, our
teams, and the community we serve”.
At Keller Logistics Group, Hudson-Nowak will lead technology strategy and execution across all
four of the company’s operating affiliates (Keller Trucking, Keller Warehousing & Co-Packing,
Keller Freight Solutions, and Keller Industrial Properties), with responsibility for the
modernization of the WMS, TMS, and digital fulfillment capabilities that enterprise shippers
increasingly demand of their 3PL partners.
Hudson-Nowak holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Michigan State University, where
she graduated at the top of her class, and a BA in English Language and Literature from Smith
College.
Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, Keller Logistics Group (KLG) is a full-
service, asset-based 3PL provider. KLG delivers trucking, warehousing, co-packing, freight
brokerage, and industrial real estate solutions to manufacturers and retailers nationwide through
its family of operating affiliates. Learn more at kellerlogistics.com.
Keller Logistics Group
Christine Moen
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