Phil Maxson

Advisory Board

Phil Maxson
Kimmie Weeks
Kimmie Weeks

Helping is in His Blood

Phil Maxson was born and raised in Africa where his parents were missionaries for over 20 years, so helping Africa is in his blood.

Currently Mr. Maxson serves as the Director of International Operations for Lynden International. He has been with Lynden for 28 Years.
Prior to joining Lynden, he was 9 years in East Africa working with various Non-Government Organizations handling Logistics and Transportation for Famine Relief Programs in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Mozambique.

IATA/FIATA Cargo Certification -1990

IATA-CEIV Pharma Certification – 2018

A Lifesaver

For cold chain services, Phil aggressively applies new advances in material sciences and technology to elevate what is possible worldwide.  With his considered approach and mentoring, he inspires the team to look at the possible not just the requisite.
– Eric Klunder, Senior Account Executive, Lynden International, Seattle, WA

Phil has an amazing ability to see ways to expand resources available overseas and within the United States to great benefit of our company and our customers. He powers through the silos in the international freight industry with personal initiative to travel to places like East and West Africa to develop relationships with airlines, partners, facilities, etc. 
– Dan Gotham, Director of Business Development, Lynden International, Seattle, WA

Phil Maxson has been a lifesaver, quite literally, for my laboratory in Hargeisa, Somaliland.  Phil found an option to routinely get Temperature Controlled Laboratory Reagents and other laboratory supplies delivered directly into Hargeisa saving us money with a much faster transit time.
– Abdirahman Deria, Modern Medical Laboratory, Hargeisa, Somaliland

Phil is thorough, thoughtful, and a team player. When a study involves shipments, my first choice is to reach out to Phil, Lynden International, to assist the team with our shipment needs.
– Thérèse Sylvester, Senior Project Manager

FUN FACT:

In 1984 while living in Kenya Phil was an ‘extra’ in the movie Out Of Africa. He appeared in several scenes along with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.