Board of Directors

Sarah Amico first joined the Board of Directors with Jack Cooper in 2011. Her areas of emphasis include corporate & strategic planning, acquisition strategy, and recapitalization. Prior to joining Jack Cooper, she had experience in the film and television industry, specifically working in areas of adaptation of intellectual property into entertainment properties, entertainment marketing, brand integration, and leveraging entertainment as part of a brand's marketing mix.

Sarah also has run two high impact campaigns as a candidate for Lt. Governor of Georgia in 2018 and US Senate in 2020. Sarah graduated Washington & Lee University where she majored in Political Science and received her M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.

Michael Riggs is the CEO of Jack Cooper Investments, Inc. Mr. Riggs acquired the company in 2009. Under his leadership, Jack Cooper has grown to become one of the largest car haul companies in North America with over 2,500 employees. He has 30 years of experience in the trucking industry, and another 20 years of prior executive experience within manufacturing companies. Mr. Riggs has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the American Trucking Association, and was previously Chairman of the Auto Carriers Conference. In 2013, Ernst & Young awarded Mr. Riggs the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Midwest Region. He was also awarded the Global Outstanding Achievement Award by Automotive Supply Chain Magazine. He received a BS in Business from the General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He and his wife of 44 years have three daughters and six grandchildren.

Tom Higbie is a Managing Director at Solus Alternative Asset Management LP. He joined the firm in 2012 and is currently responsible for public and private investments in the transportation sector. Prior to joining Solus Mr. Higbie was a Vice President at Deutsche Bank where he worked from 2006-2012. Mr. Higbie is a CFA® charterholder and earned a BBA from the Ross Michigan School of Business.

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