OPAL Fuels Inc. announced that Jim Martell has been appointed to serve on its Board of Directors and Audit Committee, effective June 28, 2023. Jim is a logistics veteran with 40 years of industry experience, previously serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Express-1, the predecessor company of XPO Logistics Inc., a company engaged in freight logistics. Jim served on the XPO Board until 2016.

Jim joined Express-1 after serving as Chief Executive Officer of SmartMail, which was acquired by DHL International GmbH, from 1999 to 2006. Before that, Jim was a founding senior executive of UTi Worldwide, a global transportation and logistics company, which he managed from 1995 to 2000. Prior to UTi Worldwide, Jim spent nearly 14 years in various management positions at FedEx and UPS.

Jim has served on the Boards of multiple private logistics and transportation companies and previously served on the Boards of publicly traded companies Stericycle Inc. from 2020 to 2022, and Mobile Mini Inc. from 2010 to 2020.