Key Personnel
Mike Kattawar (CEO)
Mike graduated from the University of Memphis with a Bachelors of Business with a concentration in Business Management. He started in the Logistics Industry by working in the hub at FedEx 4 days a week and loading trucks for Carolina Freight at night after school and baseball.
In 1999, Mike started Katt Worldwide Logistics as Founder and CEO. Katt was the first of its kind because Mike had a vision to offer all services such as staffing, transportation, warehousing, distribution, air freight, freight bill audit and payment, LTL negotiations and many additional services under one roof. This visualization stemmed from Mike learning that the client’s decision maker controls all of these services.
In 2002, Mike purchased Professional Transportation and rebranded it into Katt Transportation. This was the one missing link from Mike’s service offering at Katt which was Intermodal Rail Solutions.
In 2006, a private equity partner invested in Mike and where he was taking the business. In 2007, the EBITDA increased by 15% and the same in 2008.
In 2010, the private equity partner purchased the remaining Katt Worldwide interest from Mike.
In 2014, Mike purchased Power Express, Inc. and Traffic Consultants, Inc. which he did sales for before he opened Katt Worldwide.
In 2014, Mike started KPGL Holdings, LLC. and Kpower Global Logistics, LLC.
Mike Kattawar Sr. (CFO)
Mike Sr. graduated from Delta State with a concentration in Business Management. While attending Delta State, Mike Sr. started with Sherwin Williams, a Fortune 200 Company, as a inside sales representative.
During the course of his career, Mike Sr. was promoted through the ranks until he became the District Manager of Memphis and North Mississippi. As District Manager, Mike Sr. had P&L and Operational responsibilities for 54 stores throughout Mississippi and Tennessee.
Mike Sr. spent 35 years with Sherwin Williams and was inducted into the Hall of Fame after his retirement in 1999.
Mike Sr. joined Mike in 2000 to help start and manage Katt Worldwide Logistics.
Mike Sr. was the Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for all aspects of the operation as well as the profitability.
Tyler Kattawar (COO KPGL Holdings)
Tyler graduated from the University of Memphis with a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He is also Vice President for the Supply Chain Management Student Association.
Tyler started with Katt Worldwide Logistics in 2008 in the Special Project division. He then moved into the IT department and worked with network design and EDI management.
Tyler started with Express America Trucking, previously owned by Mike Kattawar, in 2010 as Vice President of Operations. He was responsible for accounting, dispatch and administrative functions.
When Express America was sold to IMCG in 2012, Mike and his team started Eagle Worldwide Transportation and Tyler held the same roles until it was sold in 2013 to LDS.
Tyler was asked to stay and work with LDS as the East Coast Operations Manager. Tyler controlled 150 trucks and 350 trailers as well as brokered freight across the nation.
In 2015, Tyler was asked to start with Kpower Global Logistics as Executive Vice President of Operations responsible for day to day operations.
Tyler is currently the Chief Operating Officer for KPGL Holdings, LLC.
Jerry Kattawar (COO Power Express)
Jerry graduated from Delta State with a concentration in Business Management. Jerry has 51 years in the logistics and transportation industry.
From 1967 to 1974, Jerry was the Division Manager of Shippers Express with multiple facilities under his management.
From 1974 to 1981, Jerry was with Spector Motor Freight as the Division Manager with operational and financial responsibilities.
From 1981 to 1999, Jerry was with Consolidated Freightways as Regional Manager for the Southeast Region.
In 1999, Jerry moved to Memphis and helped Mike start Katt Worldwide Logistics as the Chief Operating Officer over Transportation. Jerry was with Katt until the company sold in 2010.
In 2014, Jerry rejoined Mike and his team and took operational control of Power Express, Inc.
Jerry is currently Chief Operating Officer over Transportation for Power Express, Inc.
Greg Rake (Managing Partner)
Greg graduated from The Ohio State University, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Transportation and Logistics.
Greg began his career at Frito Lay as a dispatcher. In the following 11 years, he worked his way to Director of Service and Distribution in the Midwest Region.
In 1993, Greg went to work for Payless Shoe Source as Vice President of Distribution. In 1995, Greg was named Vice President of Warehousing and in 1997 Vice President of Stores in the Southwest Region. In 2000, Greg moved to International Operations and was responsible for all operations including Real Estate, Supply Chain, and Retail Stores in PSS South American venture.
Greg joined Pier One Imports as Vice President in 2003. In 2007 he was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer. During his tenure at Pier One, Greg was responsible for Social Compliance in the 51 countries Pier One sourced from, Security Compliance, International Operations, Import and Export, Trade Compliance, Domestic Warehousing and Transportation, and E-Commerce Fulfillment and Home Delivery.
Greg retired from Pier One in 2013 and joined Kpower in April 2014 as a Managing Partner.