Michael Henningsen, Jr.

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Mike Henningsen's career in the refrigerated logistics industry stems back to 1988. A 1985 graduate from the University of Oregon's Business school, he joined Wells Fargo Bank as a Commercial Loan Officer. After assisting other enterprises with their goals, dreams and ambitions, Mr. Henningsen joined his family's cold storage business in 1988. While serving as V.P. of Operations at Henningsen, Mike returned to the University of Oregon to complete his Masters of Business Administration in 1998 and became the fourth generation of Henningsens to run the company as Chairman & President in 1999.

Established in 1923, Henningsen Cold Storage now spans from Oregon to Pennsylvania with over 42 million cubic feet of refrigerated space to serve the frozen food industry in the United States.

Committed to his industry, Mike served as Chairman of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) in 2008-09; World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO) in 2002-03 and IARW's North Pacific Chapter in 1997-98. He is a past board member of the International Refrigerated Transportation Association (IRTA) and returns annually to Atlanta, where he serves as a faculty member on the industry's three year training program at Georgia Tech.

In the community, Mr. Henningsen serves on the Boards of Pacific University and Tuality Hospital. While managing Henningsen's Forest Grove operation, Mike served as president of the Forest Grove Chamber of Commerce and the Forest Grove Daybreak Rotary Club. Mike is a previous board member of The American Red Cross and served several years as an after school advisor to high school students in Portland's Junior Achievement program.

At home, in Oregon, Mike enjoys hiking, rafting, biking and most any free time with his three children and friends in the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest.