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Saia promoted Vice President of Finance Matthew Batteh to CFO on Monday, the LTL company announced in a securities filing.
Batteh was also named EVP and company secretary. He will take over Saia’s financial reins from Douglas Col, who is retiring after four years as CFO.
Col has committed to stay on as a consultant until the end of the year to help with the transition.
Saia president and CEO Fritz Holzgrefe described Bateh at The announcement as a “proven leader in our organization.”
“Matt brings significant knowledge of Saia and the LTL industry to his new position,” said Holzgrefe. “He has an understanding of the complexities of our business and has been instrumental in developing the core financial analysis processes we use at Saia.”
Batteh has been with Saia since 2015, serving as vice president of finance since 2023. Prior to that, he was vice president of pricing and analytics and held other pricing and analytics roles.
Batteh previously worked at UPS as an operations planning supervisor before joining the Johns Creek, Georgia-based LTL carrier. according to his LinkedIn profile.
He is part of a slew of fresh CFO faces in the LTL industry, including ArcBest’s Matt Beasley and XPO’s Kyle Wismans.
By Bateh The compensation package with the promotion includes an annual base salary of $435,000 and participation in annual and long-term incentive plans.
As Saia’s CFO, he will lead the finance, pricing, accounting and treasury functions and collaborate with other members of management team to execute the carrier’s long-term vision, the company said.