Brian Bourke

About Brian Bourke

Brian Bourke is the Chief Commercial Officer for SEKO Logistics. Speaking six languages, Brian is responsible for the acceleration of SEKO’s organic growth, and drives SEKO’s global account, revenue growth and vertical market strategies, corporate marketing and communications initiatives. Brian began his career with SEKO in 2005 after receiving his BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin. He was head of Marketing Communications for Geodis Wilson prior to returning to SEKO. He has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg News and Yahoo Finance, and has been quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times and Crain’s Chicago on global supply chain issues. Brian is also an Airlink ambassador and was elected in 2024 to the Executive Committee of the US-Ukraine Business Council.

Experience

1. Global Chief Commercial Officer

   SEKO Logistics

   Oct 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   In this newly expanded global role, I am responsible for strategic growth globally, sales performance, sales productivity, and delivery of our budget sales/growth targets (new clients wins & existing client share of wallet growth) across all Regions. Global Account Management/CSG (Client Solutions Group) responsibility will become an instrumental part of the Commercial office and function, as will pricing/tender management. I will maintain responsibility for performance marketing, digital lead/demand generation, as well as communications (internal/external and PR) and sustainability.

Education

• The Second City Training Center

  Improvisation Levels A-E

  2014 — 2015

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  B.A., Economics

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Transportation Management
• Marketing
• Import
• Freight Forwarding
• International Business
• Crm
• Warehouse Operations
• Social Media Marketing
• Warehousing
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Sales Operations
• Transportation
• Crm Databases
• B2b Marketing Strategy
• Logistics Management
• International Logistics
• Third-Party Logistics (3pl)
• Freight
• Ocean
• Supply Chain
• International Trade
• Web Analytics
• Air Freight
• Shipping
• Business Development
• Marketing Strategy
• Pricing
• P&L Management
• Email Marketing
• Advertising
• International Sales
• Public Relations
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Media Relations
• B2b Marketing
• Lead Generation
• Account Management
• Marketing Communications
• Illustrator
• E-Commerce