LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A&R Logistics (“A&R”) announced today that Chris Ball has been named President of its third-party logistics division, A&R 3PL, effective immediately. Chris was previously a Vice President of A&R 3PL which services the petrochemical, oilfield production, chemical and food industries.   Commenting on the announcement, Mark R. Holden, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are very pleased with the performance of our 3PL division under Chris’ leadership.  Chris has over 25 years of experience in transportation, logistics and supply chain which has included the development of innovative solutions for shippers in North America and around the globe.  Many of our customers are significantly expanding their domestic production capacity which is causing an associated ripple effect within their distribution channels, both domestic and export.  Given the rapid growth our customers will experience over the next 5 – 10 years combined with Chris’ leadership, A&R is uniquely positioned to help solve our customers’ distribution channel requirements here and overseas.”