Ignas Jurkonis is a U.S.-based entrepreneur, businessman, consultant, and top executive. His primary focus is on company value turnarounds, combining traditional industries and modern management philosophies. Ignas is known for his support of young entrepreneurs, multiple social projects, and non-profit activity, with a guest lecture series in place with University of Southern California (UCS) – Marshall School of Business. Currently, under his formed NCS Group, Ignas is leading and developing a group of companies through a series of M&A acting as a priority freight forwarder and visionary supply chain solution for Fortune 500 companies, also inclusive of notable brands like Walgreens, Boots Alliance, 3M, GlaxoSmithKline across the U.S. market.
Ignas Jurkonis has always actively been involved in charity and non-profit events and organizations, both in the U.S. and overseas. In 2020 Ignas has actively supported the fight with COVID-19 providing U.S. hospitals with free freight services. In March of, 2020, Unlimited Carrier Inc., under the NCS Group umbrella, based in Bolingbrook, Illinois, dedicated more than 50 Trucks to Transport Medical Supplies to Hospitals Free of Charge under the direction of Jurkonis. Several new additional alignments to help both COVID-19 efforts and the widespread fires in need of relief are in development for aid support.
In 2015 he supported a non-profit project called Baltic Marathons for a series of sporting events in Latvia and the Baltic States. In 2016 Ignas established a personal charity fund in Ukraine and initiated a social project together with Kiev City Administration, led by Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and Embassies of multiple countries, including Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Israel, and others. During the project, Angels of Nations (Ангели націй) 25 angel statues were donated to the city of Kiev as a symbol of support from Ignas Jurkonis and multiple countries.
In 2018, after moving to the United States, Ignas joined Unlimited Carrier Inc., based in Chicago, Illinois. After the acquisition of National Consolidation Services LLC, he formed the NCS Group. He is currently developing the group of companies and is acting as it’s Executive Chairman and CEO. NCS Group is a priority freight forwarder and visionary supply chain solution provider for Walgreens, Boots Alliance, 3M, GlaxoSmithKline, and other Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. market.
In 2020 Ignas Jurkonis became a Patron for the Global Lithuanian Leaders organization and was honored to represent the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists and the Lithuanian Chamber of Tourism for the United States of America. He also became a guest lecturer for the University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business.
Education and Early Life:
Ignas Jurkonis has a master’s degree in international business. He is a graduate and alumni of Harvard University, Loyola Marymount University, and UCLA. During the period of 2007-2017, Ignas worked and did business in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Ukraine, Austria. He resided in Latvia, United Arab Emirates and Monaco. Ignas Jurkonis was mostly involved in M&As within the Oil Industry, including retail and wholesale business acting as top executive, entrepreneur, and consultant. In 2017 Ignas permanently moved to his residence in Los Angeles, California to pursue his interest in modern management theories, purpose and diversity-based business cultures and creative marketing.
Stats + Career Timeline:
- Born: Jul 18, 1984 (age 36) · Vilnius, Lithuania
- Education: Harvard University, Loyola Marymount University, UCLA
- 2007 – Ignas Jurkonis graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
- 2008 – Ignas began a 10-year career at PJSC Lukoil Oil Company, one of the largest publicly traded and vertically integrated oil and gas companies in the world, acting as CEO for entities in the Baltic States Region.
- 2013 – Founded and consolidated a group of companies in Latvia, including Pirmas SIA and Viada Baltija AS, focusing on retail and wholesale of oil products. Ignas sold the business in 2016.
- 2015 – Founded a consulting business called Warhol and Consultants based in Dubai, U.A.E. focusing on crisis management and entry/exit strategies in unstable markets.
- 2015 – Supported a non-profit project called Baltic Marathons for a series of sporting events in Latvia and the Baltic States.
- 2016 – Ignas signed a two-year contract and joined AMIC Energy, an Austrian investment firm focused on the European energy sector. He acted as the head of retail business as well as CEO for AMIC Ukraine, leading the assets in an intense post-revolution environment.
- 2016 – Ignas established a personal charity fund in Ukraine and initiated a social project together with Kiev City Administration, led by Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and Embassies of multiple countries, including Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Israel, and others. During the project, Angels of Nations (Ангели націй) 25 angel statues were donated to the city of Kiev as a symbol of support from Ignas Jurkonis and multiple countries.
- 2017- Permanently moved to his residence in Los Angeles, California to pursue his interest in modern management theories, purpose and diversity-based business cultures and creative marketing.
- 2018 – Joined FaZe Clan, a professional esports and entertainment organization based in Los Angeles, as a strategic consultant for business financial modeling for a series of capital raising.
- 2018 – Ignas joined Unlimited Carrier Inc., based in Chicago, Illinois. After the acquisition of National Consolidation Services LLC, he formed the NCS Group. He is currently developing the group of companies and is acting as it’s Executive Chairman and CEO.
- 2019 – Ignas received his master’s degree in International Business and is continuing his education in winemaking techniques.
- 2020 – Ignas became a Patron for the Global Lithuanian Leaders organization and was honored to represent the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists and the Lithuanian Chamber of Tourism for the United States of America.
Career, Business, and Philanthropy – More Details:
In 2008 Ignas Jurkonis began a 10-year career at PJSC Lukoil Oil Company, one of the largest publicly traded and vertically integrated oil and gas companies in the world, acting as CEO for entities in the Baltic States Region. As an entrepreneur, in 2013 Ignas co-founded and consolidated a group of companies in Latvia, including Pirmas SIA and Viada Baltija AS, focusing on retail and wholesale of oil products. He sold the business in 2016.
In 2015 founded a consulting business called Warhol and Consultants based in Dubai, U.A.E. focusing on crisis management and entry/exit strategies in unstable markets. A year later he signed a two-year contract and joined AMIC Energy, an Austrian investment firm focused on the European energy sector. He acted as the head of retail business as well as CEO for AMIC Ukraine, leading the assets, including the third-largest gas station network and Kiev International Airport jet fuel operations, in an intense post-revolution environment.
About NCS Group
Ignas currently maintains himself as CEO and co-Founder of NCS Group. It consists of a group of companies serving one purpose — exceptional and customized Freight Forwarding Services.
Founded in 2000, headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, NCS Group today operates in 48 States, with a 500+ fleet of trucks, and five state of the art warehouse facilities in Illinois, Utah, California, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Operational support includes its own Truck and trailer maintenance service center and European headquarters with data and financial analytical center as well as load planning departments. All the business is operating 24/7 and is benchmarked to highest quality and performance standards not only within the US trucking industry but towards most innovative supply chain solutions.
PURPOSE:
“How to create exceptional freight delivery service for someone with already outstanding results?”
NCS GROUP is a team of Global Talent with very different education, experiences, and backgrounds applying their knowledge to build a freight forwarding company being able to find exceptional and customized supply chain solutions to high-performing and progressive companies within the US.
We are a nationwide asset-based company with full control on service quality, equipment standards and exceptional team of drivers. Human resources are our biggest asset. We collect top tier talent being able to see a bigger picture. We must understand our customers, their culture, values, and goals. Using a wide variety of experiences, tools, and mental models we come to the customized solution and we accomplish it.
It is not enough to be average to serve the best. NCS GROUP acts as Priority Freight forwarder for Walgreens, servicing 3M, Colgate, GlaxoSmithKline and many others publicly traded and Fortune 500 customers as well as progressive, dynamic fast-growing companies. Proven results are not all, feedback analysis and constant operational improvements is in our daily meeting schedule. We look at Freight forwarding as a mix of services:consulting, analytics, own truck assets, multiple warehouse locations, innovations and talent.
However, most important of all is that we do keep our promises – if we give our word, we will do it, no matter what it takes!
National Consolidation Services for Walgreens
NCS dedicated to Walgreens as Priority freight forwarder and consolidator serving 250+ top tier suppliers using customized and integrated supply chain solutions to deliver their production with highest standards of quality, operational excellence and applied innovations.
UNLIMITED CARRIER
Dry van and Reefer truck fleet offering TL/LTL freight services in 48 states. UC handles special deck trailer needs as well as temperature-sensitive freight.
TRUCK SERVICE POINT
Full-service heavy truck and trailer shop. TSP provides service, maintenance, and 24/7 roadside assistance.
LITHUANIA, Europe
European headquarters of Back office with data and financial analytical center as well as load planning departments.
Ignas on Instagram: @TheNCSGroup
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