Former Chairman and CEO, Roadway Corporation
Michael W. Wickham joined C.H. Robinson as a director in 2004. He retired as Chairman of the Board of Roadway Corporation in December, 2003, where he was Chairman and CEO from 1996 to 2003. Prior to that, he was the President of Roadway Express, where he held a variety of management positions during his 35-year career with the company. Mike founded and was Chairman of the Board of the Motor Freight Carriers Association. He also founded and chaired American Transportation Research Institute, and is a director of Republic Services. He has served on the Board of Directors of Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio and on its Foundation Board. Wickham was born in Elmira, New York, and was graduated from the University of Delaware, where he played football. Survivors include his wife Barbara, his mother Ernestine, and brother Robert Wickham. In addition, he leaves three children, Devon Strickland, Michael Wickham and Lindsay Wickham and one grandson.
