Christine M. Owens
Senior Vice President, Communications and Brand Management

As senior vice president of communications and brand management, Christine M. Owens has global responsibility for Public Relations, Employee Communications, Customer Communications, Advertising and Brand Management.

Owens is a member of the UPS Management Committee, that oversees the day-to-day management of the company.

The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native began her career at UPS in 1979 as a part-time temporary helper in Philadelphia during the holiday peak season. In 1980, she became a full-time UPS driver and was soon promoted into management as a supervisor in 1981. Owens advanced through a number of operational assignments in Metro Philadelphia prior to becoming District Manager of Northeast Texas.

She later became the District Manager of the Metro Chicago District where she sat on the Governors Commission on the Status of Women in Illinois and also worked with Chicago Mayor Daly as an early adopter and implementer of the "Welfare to Work Program". Following this assignment, Owens served as the Region Manager of both the West and Southeast Regions.

Prior to her current position, Owens served as UPS's vice president for transportation where she directed the coordination, planning, and training for the UPS transportation network.

Owens earned a bachelor's in social science from Shippensburg University.