Board Member

Ben Elwood, Director

Ben Elwood serves as the Director, Distribution for Levi Strauss & Co. LS & Co has had distribution operations in Henderson for over 40 years. The current facility opened in 1998 and is located at the corner of Raiders Way and St. Rose Parkway and services Wholesale, Retail and Ecommerce business channels across the US. LS & Co has three US Distribution Centers with Henderson being the only Omni-channel site for the network. The Henderson DC is the largest distribution center in the world to be recognized as a LEED Platinum certified building.


Ben’s current responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations of the facility specifically focusing on process improvements, employee safety, engagement and retention, and strategic planning. Ben was named a 2021 Impact Award Winner from LS & Co for his involvement in bringing Levi’s West Coast Ecom fulfillment into the Henderson DC in the summer of 2022.

Prior to joining Levi Strauss & Co in 2019, Ben spent 15 years at Under Armour in progressing roles. Ben started at UA in 2004 and immediately helped support the opening of a 360k sq ft facility in Baltimore, MD. When Ben started with UA, they had $200M in revenue and grew to over $5B in annual review in 2019. During that time, Ben had the opportunity to support the opening of several distribution centers across the US and Canada – Baltimore, MD; Rialto, CA; Nashville, TN and Toronto, Canada contributing to the growth and success of Under Armour. Prior to leaving UA, Ben was responsible for opening a state of the art 1.3M sq ft Omni-channel DC in Baltimore, MD.


Ben was raised in Clearfield, PA, a small rural town in western/central PA. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Clarion University in Business Administration.


Ben and his wife, Carrie have resided in Henderson since moving to Nevada in 2019. They have three daughters Emma, Lilah and Evelyn.

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