Suddath Leadership
Corporate Leadership
Steve Suddath
Chairman of the Board
A third-generation leader and grandson of founder Carl Suddath, Steve Suddath grew up in the moving and storage business. This experience gives him a deeper and more personal perspective in his role as Chairman, where he provides guidance to the company’s officers and executives and strategic direction to the company as a whole.
Steve has steered the organization his grandfather founded through sweeping industry changes. For more than three decades, he was involved in both domestic and international moving operations and worked alongside leaders of Suddath business units and branch offices to enhance the quality of service provided to our customers while ensuring growth and profitability.
Steve serves on the Executive Committees of the Boy Scouts of America and the American Diabetes Association. He also served on the Mayor’s Growth Management Task Force and gives support to over 30 charities in Northeast Florida, having served on many of their boards. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida State University.
Mike Brannigan
President and Chief Executive Officer | Board Member
As President and CEO, Michael J. Brannigan oversees the executive leadership, strategic direction and overall growth and profitability of all subsidiaries of The Suddath Companies. Mike is known for his engaging leadership style and commitment to hard work, teamwork and customer service. Under his leadership, Suddath has grown significantly across its diverse business units.
Since joining Suddath in 2012 as Chief Operating Officer, Mike has overseen the realignment, diversification and growth of the company to its current operating model. His focus is on driving profitable growth through comprehensive organic growth and strategic acquisitions, the customer experience, safety and quality, innovation and digital strategies, streamlining operations through process efficiencies, and the employee experience.
Prior to joining Suddath, Mike served as Chief Financial Officer at iGPS, spent 17 years in various financial and operational leadership positions at Ryder System, Inc. and held positions at Procter & Gamble and Arthur Andersen. Mike has an MBA from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Albright College.
Scott Kelly
President, SGS Move Management | Board Member
Scott Kelly leads SGS Move Management, dedicated to providing only the best in worldwide relocation services to over 30,000 military and government agency personnel and their families. Scott also serves on the Suddath Board of Directors.
Scott is an industry veteran with 35 years of experience, responsible for the development and oversight for the Department of Defense and General Services Administration business, including, but not limited to Department of State, Bureau of Public Debt, Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Postal Service. He led Suddath’s successful participation in the Department of Defense Household Goods Re-Engineering Program and the Full-Service Moving Project pilot program, under which Suddath was one of only six providers worldwide chosen to participate.
As an active member and committee participant of all major government-related industry organizations, including the International Association of Movers, American Moving and Storage Association, California Movers Association and National Defense Transportation Association, Scott and his team are dedicated to serving those who serve. In addition, Scott is one of a small select group of executives chosen to participate in U.S. Transportation Command’s Executive Working Group.
Michelle Beiter
Chief People Officer
Michelle leads Suddath’s global HR team, fostering a rewarding workforce experience in which more than 2,000+ diverse team members across 45 locations and multiple roles can thrive and grow. She believes wholeheartedly that an organization’s people are its greatest assets, or the “secret sauce,” as she likes to say, and is driven by a passion for helping companies, clients and employees succeed, together.
Before joining Suddath, Michelle held executive HR positions with ODW Logistics and Safelite AutoGlass, where she successfully led large and geographically dispersed HR teams to achieve and exceed their talent and business goals. She is well versed in change management, having led organizations through strategic acquisitions and the revision of talent planning and development models. She has implemented new performance measurement and total reward programs as well, helping to drive efficiencies, grow market share and improve employee engagement.
Michelle brings more than 25 years of experience to her role, cultivated across several HR disciplines in the third-party logistics (3PL), financial services, healthcare, insurance and retail industry sectors. She holds a B.A. from Ohio University and the PHR and CCP certifications from HRCI and WorldatWork, respectively.
Jackie Thorlakson
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Jackie started as a paralegal at Suddath over 20 years ago. Since that time, she was promoted to corporate counsel, the first of many promotions. In 2021, Jackie was promoted to Deputy General Counsel, and in 2025, she was promoted to General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. As General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for The Suddath Companies, Jackie provides strategic legal leadership and oversees enterprise-wide compliance initiatives. She partners closely with executive leadership and business teams to manage legal risk, support operational objectives, and promote a strong culture of ethics and accountability across the organization.
Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Jackie brings deep experience advising complex, multi-line organizations on governance, regulatory compliance, and corporate legal matters. Her approach emphasizes practical solutions, cross-functional collaboration, and alignment between legal strategy and business priorities.
Jackie earned her Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law and holds a Master of Science in Management from the University of North Florida. She continues to contribute to long-term strategic initiatives that support sustainable growth and operational excellence across the organization.
Rich Greco
President, Workplace Solutions
As President of Suddath Workplace Solutions, Rich brings over two decades of leadership experience in the commercial real estate, healthcare, and life sciences sectors to Suddath’s commercial and workplace services division.
Prior to his role at Suddath, he served as Senior Managing Director / Global Alliance Director at CBRE, where he oversaw global real estate portfolios totaling over 39 million square feet across more than 25 countries. His portfolio included office spaces, hospitals and clinics, and manufacturing and R&D facilities, where he led a team of nearly 1,000 employees providing services such as program management, transaction management, portfolio strategy, property and facilities management, lease administration, and construction management. Before his time at CBRE, Greco held leadership positions with LifeBridge Health, ARINC, and Aramark, gaining extensive industry exposure and expertise.
Greco, a United States Air Force veteran, served for 20 years on both active and reserve duty and continues to support fellow veterans through mentorship and career coaching.
Walter Myers
President, Moving & Storage
As President of Moving & Storage, Walter Myers is responsible for leading Suddath’s global and domestic household goods business.
He is a trusted leader who has held multiple progressively responsible roles throughout the company since joining in 2013, including leading several business units. He has been responsible for operations, finance and accounting, claims, procurement/vendor management, sales, operations planning, and data analytics.
He brings 20 years of operations and corporate finance experience to his role, including developing capital investment and business strategies, instituting corporate analytics programs, and raising equity and debt financing. Walter also serves on the board of directors for Atlas World Group.
Walter holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and a master’s in business administration from the University of North Florida Coggin College of Business in Jacksonville.
Richard Thomas
Senior Vice President, Information Technology
Richard Thomas serves as SVP of Information Technology for The Suddath Companies, where he oversees enterprise technologies and operations. With over 30 years of global industry experience, Richard has successfully implemented enterprise-wide strategies, emerging technologies and worldwide business initiatives. He leverages his expertise, vision and thought leadership to maximize the benefits of technology for Suddath’s global enterprise.
Prior to his current role, Richard served as Vice President of Innovation, managing product delivery, field experience and IT strategies for Suddath’s Moving & Logistics business line. Before joining The Suddath Companies, he held various senior technology roles at CSX Transportation, Avility LLC, Merrill Lynch and Florida East Coast Industries.