April 20, 2020 – Tompkins International announced that effective April 20, 2020, Denny McKnight will assume the position of CEO of Tompkins International. After 45 years of holding the position, former CEO and Founder Jim Tompkins has decided to shift his focus and continue to actively support the firm by remaining in the role of chairman of Tompkins International.
Tompkins will remain an active part of the Tompkins International community, continuing to share his thought leadership, support business development and serve as the company’s brand ambassador. Through Tompkins’ 45 years as CEO, he has been able to grow the Tompkins brand from a small consulting firm with a couple of industrial engineers to a multi-million dollar firm offering best-in-class solutions in supply chain, material handling integration implementation, fulfillment services, digital technology and robotic systems.
McKnight has served as president of Tompkins International since 2013 and CEO of Tompkins Robotics , a business unit of Tompkins International, since 2018. Prior to that, he was one of the first partners of the supply chain consulting practice for Tompkins International.