newsmakers
; The American Association of Exporters and Importers
has chosen former AAEI general counsel Marianne Rowden
as its new president and CEO. Rowden had been serving as
the association’s interim executive since November 2008.
; Following its recent purchase of FKI Logistex,
Intelligrated has appointed Steve Ackerman, the former
president of FKI Logistex, executive vice president of
Intelligrated. Ackerman has over 28 years of experience in
the automated material handling industry, including more
than 10 years in executive management positions at FKI.
; Douglas Waggoner, CEO of Echo Logistics, is the recipient of Ernst & Young’s 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year award
in the emerging companies category for the Midwest region.
The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are
building and leading dynamic, growing businesses.
; CTSI, a supply chain service and consulting company based
in Memphis, Tenn., has recently undergone a reorganization
designed to increase its global visibility. As part of that reorganization, Brian Scott has been named vice president of
global sales. In addition, Clifford Lynch, CTSI’s executive vice
president, will take on expanded duties. Lynch, who writes a
regular column for DC VELOCITY, will now be responsible for
implementation, client services, and industry relations.
; CargoWise has named Holly Scott its new customer
service manager. Scott, who will be based out of
CargoWise’s Chicago office, will manage the company’s
U.S.-based customer service department. Scott most
recently worked for ABX Logistics, where she was responsible for warehouse management system implementations.
; El Al, Israel’s national airline, has announced the promotion
of Gal Amit to cargo manager for North, Central, and South
America. Amit joined the airline in 2000 as a security officer in
Thailand and later moved over to the sales and marketing side.
He most recently served as cargo manager in Thailand.
; HighJump Software, a provider of supply chain execution
solutions, has announced the appointment of Patrick
Spangler as chief financial officer. Prior to joining HighJump,
Spangler served as senior vice president and chief financial
officer of ev3 Inc., a medical technology provider.
; Dave Laird has been promoted to president of Papé
Kenworth, the trucking division of the Papé Group. Most
recently, Laird was vice president of Oregon operations for
Papé Kenworth.
; Thermo King Corp., a manufacturer of
transport temperature-control systems for
a variety of mobile applications, has
announced three appointments. Anup
Shetty has been named aftermarket mar-
keting manager and will be responsible for
new product introductions, marketing pro-
grams, and promotions. Scott Bates, who
has been with the company since 2007,
has been promoted to truck product man-
ager and will have responsibility for devel-
oping product strategies that will grow that
part of the business. Tom
Kampf, also an employee
since 2007, has been
named trailer product manager. Kampf will
be responsible for the company’s line of
trailer units, including the SB+ Series and
the Spectrum multi-temperature units.
BATES
SHETTY
KAMPF
; Sky-Trax, a company that provides real-time location systems for goods and vehicles, has made three personnel
announcements. William Conley Jr. has been named chief
executive officer and chairman of the board. Conley, who
brings more than 35 years of supply chain/logistics experience to his new position, previously worked for ATC
Technology Corp. and FedEx Supply Chain Services.
In addition, the company has hired William H. McDonnell
as chief financial officer. McDonnell has extensive experience
in creating and managing global financial and operating programs for software developers. Most recently, he served as
chief financial officer of S Group International.
Sky-Trax has also hired Tony West as vice president of
business development. West will be responsible for building relationships with clients and helping them achieve
their operational goals with Sky-Trax solutions. Prior to joining Sky-Trax, he held senior executive positions at West
Group Professional Services, Corporate Executive Board,
Westcorp Software, and Per-Se Technologies.
; OHL, a Brentwood, Tenn.-based logistics service provider, has
announced three promotions. Bert Irigoyen has been appointed president and chief operating officer. Frank Eichler has
been appointed chief administrative officer and general counsel. Paul Stone has been promoted to chief financial officer.
; Regal Logistics has hired Greg Westover as director of sales.
Westover, who has worked for Camco, Weber Distribution, and
Milgard Windows, will be responsible for sales and marketing
for the third-party logistics service company.
