Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology solutions, today announced the appointment of Danielle Lambertz as the company’s chief accounting officer (CAO). Lambertz will lead all day-to-day accounting operations, including functional responsibility over reporting, internal controls and compliance. She will be based out of the company’s Frisco, TX headquarters and will report directly to CFO Chris Nester.
“Danielle is a people-focused, experienced leader with strategic vision and broad expertise in driving widespread organizational change,” said Nester. “Her proven leadership will enhance our organization and allow us to further integrate finance with human resources (HR) and information technology (IT) as we continue to grow and scale at a rapid pace. She will also drive internal controls and compliance to better position Transplace to deliver exceptional logistics management service to our growing customer base.”
Lambertz is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and brings 20 years of diversified and comprehensive experience, including progressive and varied leadership roles in three Fortune 100 companies and "Big 4" public accounting. She comes to Transplace from McKesson Corporation, where she most recently served as the company’s vice president and controller for the pharmaceutical solutions and services business, and was a key leader in the company’s accounting and finance organization. During her tenure at McKesson, Lambertz held multiple accounting and finance leadership positions and drove key business processes to reduce risk and increase profitability. She has also held accounting positions at American Airlines (AMR Corporation) and KPMG, LLP.
“As they have continued to prove themselves as one of North America’s leading providers of transportation and logistics services and technology, it is truly an exciting time to be joining Transplace,” said Lambertz. “I look forward to helping Transplace along its current growth trajectory by improving processes and enhancing its financial and operational performance, enabling the company to pass along those benefits to its customers.”