| 词条 | Bradley S. Jacobs |
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| name = Bradley Jacobs | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|08|03}} | birth_place = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | residence = Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. | alma_mater = {{unbulleted list |Northfield Mount Hermon School |Bennington College |Brown University}} | occupation = Businessman | known_for = {{unbulleted list |Chairman and CEO of XPO Logistics |Co-founder of United Rentals |Founder of United Waste Systems |Founder of Hamilton Resources (UK) |Co-founder of Amerex Oil Associates}} | net worth = $2.7 billion (October 2018) }}{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}Bradley “Brad” Jacobs (born August 3, 1956) is an American businessman. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of XPO Logistics, Inc.[1][2] and the managing director of Jacobs Private Equity, LLC.[3] Jacobs is best known for consolidating companies in the waste management, equipment rental, and transportation and logistics industries, with the goal of slashing expenses through scale and increasing net profitability.[4] He has led approximately 500 acquisitions and 250 cold-starts over the course of his career,[3] and raised more than $20 billion in capital. As of October 2018 he is #302 on the Forbes 400, with a net worth of $2.7 billion.[5][6] Early life and educationJacobs was born in Providence, Rhode Island. His father was a jewelry importer. He attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, Bennington College and Brown University, but dropped out of school in 1976 to broker oil contracts.[7] CareerAmerex Oil Associates, Inc.In 1979, at the age of 23, Jacobs co-founded Amerex Oil Associates Inc., an oil brokerage firm with offices in New Jersey, Houston, London, and Tokyo.[3][8][9] He served as its CEO until the firm was sold in 1983. In that time, the company's annual gross contract volume grew to approximately $4.7 billion.[3] Hamilton Resources (UK) Ltd.In 1984, Jacobs went to England and founded Hamilton Resources (UK) Ltd., an oil trading company,[7] using the bulk of his savings and a $1 billion line of credit from Banque Paribas.[9] As chairman and chief operating officer, he grew the company to approximately $1 billion in annual revenue, before quitting the business in 1988 and moving back to the United States.[7] United Waste Systems, Inc.In July 1989, Jacobs founded United Waste Systems in Greenwich, Connecticut, planning to consolidate small garbage collectors that had overlapping routes in rural areas.[8] Jacobs served as chairman and CEO,[10] and in 1992 he took the company public on the NASDAQ. In August 1997, after the company had made more than 200 acquisitions,[18] Jacobs sold United Waste Systems to USA Waste Services Inc. (now known as Waste Management, Inc.) for $2.5 billion.[9][11][12] At the time of sale, United Waste Systems was the fifth-largest solid waste management company in North America.[3][11] United Rentals, Inc.In September 1997, Jacobs formed United Rentals,[8][11] serving as the new company's chairman and CEO. As with United Waste, Jacobs planned to grow United Rentals through a rollup strategy, consolidating small equipment rental dealers across North America.[10][13] The company went public in December 1997,[14][15][16] and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.[8] Jacobs stepped down from United Rentals in August 2007. In the 10 years since its formation, United Rentals had become the 536th largest public corporation in America, as ranked by Fortune magazine,[17] and outperformed the S&P 500 Index 2.2 times over.[3] Jacobs had engineered approximately 500 acquisitions by this point in his career,[18] including more than 250 for United Rentals.[15][19] XPO Logistics, Inc.On September 2, 2011, Jacobs completed an investment of about $150 million in Express-1 Expedited Solutions (trading at the time as AMEX: XPO), a third-party logistics and transportation service provider.[9] He assuming the roles of chairman of the board and chief executive officer,[20][21] gained ownership of approximately 71 percent of the company,[22] and renamed the company to XPO Logistics, retaining the symbol XPO on the New York Stock Exchange.[23] In February 2012, Jacobs announced plans to use M&A to grow XPO's revenue from $175 million to $5 billion within five years.[24] By the end of 2016 he had spearheaded 17 acquisitions and turned XPO into a $15 billion company.[25] In June 2017, Jacobs announced plans for up to $8 billion in new acquisitions by the end of 2018.[26][27] Personal lifeBradley Jacobs is married with four children.[7][28] Awards and recognitionIn March 2009, Jacobs was inducted into the American Rental Association’s Hall of Fame.[15][19] He was named American Shipper’s Person of the Year on November 25, 2015,[29] and was listed among the Best CEOs of the 2016 All-America Executive Team one week later.[30] On December 11, 2017, Jacobs received the 2017 Connie Award from the Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII).[31] Jacobs has been recognized in multiple readers' choice surveys by Glassdoor and Barron's. In May 2018 he was ranked 10th on Barron's list of the World's Best CEOs,[32] while in June Jacobs was listed 7th on Glassdoor's Top CEOs of 2018 list in France,[33] and 20th in the UK.[34] References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/2017/07/05/xpo-logistics-fortune-500-ceo/ |title=How to Deal With Doubters, According to One Fortune 500 CEO |publisher=Fortune |author=Susie Gharib |date=July 5, 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Bradley S.}}2. ^{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2017/08/16/overstock-looking-to-gain-advantage-with-potential-2-day-delivery/ |title=Overstock looking to gain advantage with potential 2-day delivery |date=August 16, 2017 |publisher=New York Post |author=Josh Kosman}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://jpe.com |title=Jacobs Private Equity, LLC |publisher=Jacobs Private Equity |accessdate=August 20, 2016}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/21/business/pregnancy-discrimination-miscarriages.html|title=Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination|last=Silver-Greenberg|first=Jessica|access-date=2018-10-26|language=en}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/business/article/16-Connecticut-residents-make-Forbes-2018-list-of-12731918.php#photo-13466413|title=16 Connecticut residents make Forbes 2018 list of billionaires|last=Ryan|first=Lidia|date=2018-03-06|work=GreenwichTime|access-date=2018-03-06|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/|title=Forbes 400 2018|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2018-10-20}} 7. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|author= |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/1011/6409402a.html |title=Near Misses |work=Forbes |accessdate=November 11, 2011 |date=October 11, 1999}} 8. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/United-Rentals-Inc-Company-History.html |title=United Rentals, Inc. – Company History |publisher=Fundinguniverse.com |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 9. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/default/article/June-4-2005-Entrepreneur-tells-of-unknown-future-1373839.php |title=June 4, 2005 Entrepreneur tells of unknown future |publisher=StamfordAdvocate |date=May 10, 2011 |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/default/article/October-1-2003-United-Rentals-CEO-Steps-Down-1373844.php |title=October 1, 2003 United Rentals CEO Steps Down |publisher=StamfordAdvocate |date=May 10, 2011 |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 11. ^1 2 {{cite news|author=Silvia Sansoni |url=https://www.forbes.com/global/1998/0601/0105060a.html |title=The earth mover |work=Forbes |date=April 8, 1996 |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20110109thebigbetofbradjacobs/ |title=The big bet of Brad Jacobs |publisher=DCVelocity |date=January 9, 2012 |accessdate=May 12, 2016}} 13. ^{{cite web|author=Brandey Chewning Smith, RER |url=http://rermag.com/mag/equipment_jacobs_step_down_2/index.html |title=United Rental CEO |publisher=Rermag.com |date=November 1, 2003 |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 14. ^Wall Street Journal, June 17, 1998, “United Rentals Business Bores All but Holders” 15. ^1 2 {{cite web|author=Christine Coleman |url=http://www.rentalmanagementmag.com/Article/tabid/670/smid/1276/ArticleID/11606/reftab/685/t/Default.aspx |title=Hoxie, Jacobs and Plugge join the Rental Hall of Fame |publisher=Rentalmanagementmag.com |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 16. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/06/business/united-rentals-makes-offer-for-acquisition-minded-rival.html?ref=unitedrentalsinc |title=United Rentals Makes Offer For Acquisition-Minded Rival – New York Times |work=The New York Times |date=April 6, 1999 |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 17. ^{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2007/snapshots/1494.html |title=FORTUNE 500 2007: United Rentals |publisher=CNN |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 18. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/30/business/chief-executive-plans-to-leave-united-rentals.html|title=Chief Executive Plans to Leave United Rentals – New York Times|date=September 30, 2003|work=The New York Times|accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 19. ^1 {{cite web|author= |url=http://rermag.com/trends_analysis/headlinenews/jacobs_hoxie_plugge_rental_hall_fame/ |title=Jacobs, Hoxie and Plugge to be Inducted in Rental Hall of Fame |publisher=Rermag.com |date=October 31, 2008 |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 20. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20110109thebigbetofbradjacobs |title=The big bet of Brad Jacobs |publisher=dcvelocity.com |accessdate=June 6, 2012 |date=January 9, 2012}} 21. ^{{cite news|author=A. Ananthalakshmi |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/06/us-dealtalk-transport-jacobs-idUSTRE7955V620111006 |title=DealTalk: Brad Jacobs: a U.S. transport serial acquirer |publisher=Reuters |date=October 6, 2011 |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} 22. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://westfaironline.com/95872/xpo-logistics-fast-growth-acquisitions-management-style/|title=XPO Logistics: Fast growth through acquisitions and management style|last=Zimmerman|first=Kevin|date=2017-11-17|work=Westfair Communications|access-date=2017-12-27|language=en-US}} 23. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Jacobs-has-big-plans-for-Express-1-expediter-3006886.php |title=Jacobs has big plans for Express-1 expediter |publisher=greenwichtime.com |date=February 7, 2012}} 24. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-02/with-his-stock-up-330-a-serial-dealmaker-seeks-biggest-hit-yet|title=With His Stock Up 330%, a Serial Dealmaker Seeks Biggest Hit Yet|last=Black|first=Thomas|date=October 2, 2017|website=Bloomberg|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 25. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.greenwichtime.com/business/article/Keep-on-trucking-Greenwich-s-XPO-Logistics-11652494.php|title=Keep on trucking: Greenwich’s XPO Logistics sees no limit to growth|work=GreenwichTime|access-date=2017-10-19}} 26. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/xpo-logistics-may-spend-up-to-8-billion-on-acquisitions-1501714083|title=XPO Logistics May Spend Up to $8 Billion on Acquisitions|last=Smith|first=Jennifer|date=2017-08-02|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}} 27. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-02/billionaire-s-trucking-company-sees-profit-surge-on-e-commerce|title=XPO Profit Jumps on E-Commerce as Dealmaker-CEO's Plan Pays Off|last=Black|first=Thomas|date=2018-05-02|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en}} 28. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2018/04/10/xpo-logistics-bradley-jacobs-billionaire/#2950fc7cca6c|title=Better Than Amazon? How Bradley Jacobs Turned A $63M Bet Into A $12 Billion Transportation Empire|last=Gara|first=Antoine|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en}} 29. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.americanshipper.com/Main/News/Person_of_the_Year_62241.aspx |title=Person of the Year |publisher=American Shipper |date=November 25, 2015 |accessdate=May 12, 2016}} 30. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iimosthonoredcompanies.com/2016_awards_editorial.pdf |title=The All-America Executive Team |publisher=Institutional Investor |date=December 2, 2015 |accessdate=May 12, 2016}} 31. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajot.com/news/brad-jacobs-ceo-xpo-logistics-honored-with-2017-connie-award-by-cii|title=Brad Jacobs, CEO, XPO Logistics Honored with 2017 Connie Award by CII|access-date=2017-12-27|language=en}} 32. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/tell-us-your-pick-for-the-worlds-best-ceo-1525994184|title=The World’s Best CEOs: Barron’s Readers’ Picks|access-date=2018-07-15|language=en-US}} 33. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.glassdoor.fr/R%C3%A9compense/Le-Top-Des-PDG-France-LST_KQ0,21.htm|title=Le Top Des PDG France|website=Glassdoor|language=en|access-date=2018-07-15}} 34. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Award/Top-CEOs-UK-LST_KQ0,11.htm|title=Top CEOs UK|website=Glassdoor|language=en|access-date=2018-07-15}} 16 : 20th-century American businesspeople|21st-century American businesspeople|American billionaires|American businesspeople in shipping|American businesspeople in the oil industry|American chief executives|American financiers|American investors|American trucking industry businesspeople|Businesspeople from Connecticut|Businesspeople from Providence, Rhode Island|1956 births|Living people|Northfield Mount Hermon School alumni|Bennington College alumni|Brown University alumni |
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