James Gagne is a global transportation and logistics executive, entrepreneur, and investor with more than 30 years of experience building, scaling, and transforming asset-light supply chain platforms across North America, Europe, and Asia.

He most recently served as President & CEO of SEKO Logistics, (2017-2024) where he architected and led the company’s global expansion following its private-equity recapitalization. Under his leadership, SEKO scaled from operations in three countries and approximately $400M in revenue to a global enterprise spanning 60 countries, 150 offices, and $2.4B in revenue.

James has led and supported forty (40) acquisitions and JVs throughout his career.

He spent over 20 years living and operating in China and Hong Kong, holding senior executive and CEO roles with Agility, BAX Global / Schenker, and A.P. Moller–Maersk, developing deep expertise across air, ocean, ground transportation, contract logistics, and compliance-intensive supply chains.

James is the Founder & CEO of KYNTRX Logistics, his new venture and a next-generation, asset-light logistics platform designed to serve critical infrastructure, regulated industries including defense, space, semiconductor/AI infrastructure, and energy transition. www.kyntrxlogistics.com

James currently serves on the Board of Directors of BARK, where he provides strategic oversight and guidance on global supply chain, logistics, operations, and growth initiatives.

He holds a B.S. from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, speaks Mandarin Chinese, serves as a Board Trustee at Airlink, and is an active investor and advisor to supply chain & logistics focused technology-enabled ventures.