Brad Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO), will ring the Opening Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange on October 11, 2017. Jacobs will open trading to recognize the importance of Global Diversity Awareness Month, which promotes multiculturalism and inclusion.   

Jacobs said, "It's a privilege to represent our global XPO family of more than 90,000 employees in 31 countries. Every day, our team demonstrates the value of building a customer-focused organization that embraces a powerful diversity of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religion, culture and abilities."

Meghan Henson, chief human resources officer of XPO Logistics, said, "This week, we join with the NYSE in celebrating XPO's commitment to diversity in business. Our employees make us a stronger company in every way by bringing together different perspectives in the workplace."