Custom Goods Appoints New CEO to Scale Operations
Logistics providers should watch for potential service and pricing shifts as Custom Goods eyes national expansion.
Updated on Oct. 29, 2026 in People
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Angeles Equity Partners has appointed Jacques Retief as the new CEO of Carson-based third-party logistics provider Custom Goods. Retief brings two decades of industry leadership to the firm, which currently manages nearly 10 million square feet of warehouse space.
Why it matters
The appointment follows an ownership strategy by Angeles Equity Partners to accelerate national platform development and improve operational performance. This move signals a push to scale Custom Goods' asset-light logistics model across its 37 nationwide facilities.
Custom Goods operates nearly 10 million square feet of warehousing space across 37 facilities nationwide. The company is now led by a new CEO who brings two decades of logistics leadership experience to the firm.
The players
Jacques Retief
The new CEO of Custom Goods who has two decades of logistics experience including senior roles at Neovia Logistics and UTi Worldwide.
Custom Goods
A Carson-based third-party logistics provider operating an asset-light model across 37 facilities nationwide.
Angeles Equity Partners
A private investment firm that owns Custom Goods and is directing its operational and growth strategy.
The details
Custom Goods functions as an asset-light provider offering warehousing, transportation, and kitting services. Retief’s role will involve managing this infrastructure to expand the company's customer base. His background includes executive positions at Neovia Logistics, UTi Worldwide, DSV, and DB Schenker, providing a operational foundation for the company's planned national growth.
Timeline
October 29, 2026: Angeles Equity Partners announced the appointment of Jacques Retief as CEO.
Market Landscape
This appointment follows the broader trend of private equity firms installing veteran logistics executives to professionalize and scale mid-sized, asset-light distribution platforms. It highlights an industry-wide effort to consolidate operational performance across regional warehousing networks.
Operators in the logistics space should monitor how Custom Goods integrates its new leadership to modify its service offerings or pricing structures. Competing firms should evaluate if these changes impact their own cost-to-serve metrics in the national distribution market.
The takeaway
The move underscores the growing focus on scaling specialized logistics assets through experienced leadership rather than mere facility expansion. Owners should track the operational performance metrics of firms like Custom Goods as a bellwether for efficiency trends in the asset-light warehousing sector.
Further reading
For more on shifts in local executive talent, see the People section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Los Angeles Times.
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