User:Imageline/Steve Walker, Chairman SBS Worldwide

Steve Walker, (born 21st March 1954)is the Chairman of SBS Worldwide.

Steve, whose family moved from Liverpool to London when he was three years old, is an avid Liverpool supporter, and rates meeting Bill Shankly as one of his life’s greatest moments.

Steve Walker started his career as a trainee broker at Lloyd’s of London in 1970 but moved to freight company Alltransport two years later when he was offered a management trainee post. He worked in various departments before returning to the City as an agent for the Brazilian national steamship line Lloyd Brazilero.

In 1976 Steve joined Panalpina, a major Swiss freight forwarder, as the Import Manager. He moved into sales, where he thrived, and he rates his greatest achievement as building the first container service from New York. In 1981 he moved to US company Concordia to manage operations and sales for its ocean services.

Two years later he approached a customer, S Black Import and Export run by Stanley Black, and suggested they join forces as S Black Shipping. Over the next eight years they built the company’s seafreight operations and launched an airfeight operation, changing the name to SBS Worldwide.

In 1998 SBS Worldwide went global, acquiring offices in Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. It has since expanded into China, with joint venture offices around the country. Steve has since started up a sister company called VL or Virtualized Logistics as it's better known.

Although the company manages freight for a wide variety of markets, publishing seems to be the most enjoyable vertical market for Steve. SBS began by handling religious books from the US Mid West and after buying its third business, Book Shippers, it became a major force in this market. It is something that SBS Worldwide has become renowned for.

For more info and articles click on the following links|:

http://www.ifw-net.com/freightpubs/ifw/opinion/where-should-warehouses-be-located/20017807697.htm

http://www.sbsworldwide.com