André ThorntonAndre Thornton is currently Chairman and CEO of ASW Global, a supply chain management company that specializes in end-to-end logistics and distribution management solutions. Andre has twenty years of experience in executive leadership development, oranizational change, and training. Other credentials include being one of the founding principals in Apple Partners, a highly successful restaurant management group that was acquired by Applebee's International. Prior to joining Apple Partners in 1988, Andre played professional baseball for twenty-one years with five different teams and joined the Cleveland Indians in December, 1976. He and his wife, the former Miss Gail E. Jones reside in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. They have three sons, Andre Jr., Jonathan David, and Dean Michael. Read More Read Less