Angeles Equity Partners, LLC (“Angeles”), a private investment firm focused on niche manufacturing, critical industrial services, and specialty distribution businesses, today announced the appointment of Jacques Retief as Chief Executive Officer of Custom Goods, LLC (“Custom Goods”), an asset-light third-party logistics (“3PL”) provider headquartered in Carson, California. Custom Goods specializes in complex warehousing & fulfillment, transportation, and value-added logistics for Fortune 500 customers with demanding supply chain requirements, as well as U.S. Customs exam services. Retief will lead Custom Goods through its next growth phase, focusing on expanding its customer base, improving operational performance, and accelerating development of its national logistics platform.
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Custom Goods CEO Jacques Retief
“Jacques brings an exceptional combination of global logistics expertise, operational leadership, and a track record of building and scaling complex contract logistics businesses,” said Matt Hively, Operating Partner at Angeles Operations Group.
“Custom Goods’ asset-light model, national footprint, and specialized capabilities, Angeles believes, position the company well to capitalize on continued demand for outsourced logistics services. We believe Jacques is the right leader to build on that foundation, expand the company’s capabilities, and accelerate its growth,” said Sam Heischuber, Managing Director at Angeles Equity Partners.
Retief brings more than two decades of global logistics and supply chain leadership experience to Custom Goods. He began his career with UTi Worldwide, where he held leadership positions in contract logistics and distribution in Johannesburg and Chicago. He has also served as President, North America Road Group at DSV, and led Contract Logistics for the Americas at DB Schenker. Most recently, Retief served as Chief Operating Officer of Neovia Logistics.
“Custom Goods has built a strong platform by combining flexible warehousing and fulfillment capabilities with specialized services that address complex customer requirements,” said Jacques Retief, Custom Goods CEO. “I look forward to working with the Custom Goods team to build on that foundation, enhance our operational capabilities, and deliver even greater value to our customers as we continue to grow.”
About Custom Goods
With nearly 10 million square feet across 37 facilities nationwide, Custom Goods is an asset-light, third-party logistics provider offering warehousing, transportation, value-added distribution, packaging, kitting, assembly, U.S. Customs and Border Protection bonded warehousing, Foreign-Trade Zone services, and freight forwarding to a diversified base of Fortune 500 customers. Custom Goods was named to the Transport Topics 2026 Top 100 Logistics List*. Learn more online at www.custom-goods.com.
About Angeles Equity Partners, LLC
Angeles Equity Partners, LLC is a Los Angeles-based specialist private investment firm that partners with niche manufacturing, critical industrial services, and specialty distribution businesses in order to realize their full potential. Angeles’ expertise in operational transformation and strategic repositioning drives the firm’s investment philosophy. Learn more online at www.angelesequity.com.
*Transport Topics ranked Custom Goods in April 2026. No compensation was paid in connection with such ranking.
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