newsmakers
Jervis B. Webb Co. has named Gerard Gonos director of manufacturing. Before
joining Webb, he served as a turnaround and restructuring specialist for a major
carbon materials manufacturer. … Mike Kasperski has joined the supply chain
strategy team at enVista as senior director. He previously worked at Automotion,
where he was president of the Automotion Systems Group. ...
Kenco has appointed Deni Albrecht as its leader of sustainability.
He previously served as senior logistics engineer for Kenco
Management Services. ... Hiroshi Nagai has been named president
of Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA). Nagai most
recently served as senior general manager of the General
Machinery and Special Vehicle headquarters at Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries in Sagamihara, Japan. … Schaefer Systems International
has appointed Gordon Hellberg vice president of sales and marketing for the
North American Automated Systems Group. He was most recently with TGW
Systems, where he held the position of vice president of sales. … Battery Watering
Technologies has named Dagfinn Sivertsen international sales director. ... Mike
Accomando is joining Weber Logistics as vice president, transportation services.
He most recently worked for R+L Carriers as regional director, operations. … Riekes Equipment Co., an Omaha, Neb.-based dealer of
lift trucks and other material handling equipment, has hired Chris
Fasbender as fleet operations manager. … Metro Ports has
appointed Charles Tillotson to the position of director, business
development, U.S. Gulf and East Coasts. … Logistics solutions
provider Performance Team has hired Nicole Gomes as the company’s legal adviser. … Pacer International, an asset-light North
American freight transportation and logistics service provider, has hired Daniel
Gardner to lead its international business unit, which includes Ocean World Lines
and RF International. Before joining Pacer, Gardner held senior management positions with Fritz Companies, Exel Global Logistics, and DHL Global Logistics. …
Barcoding Inc., a supplier of enterprisewide mobility solutions, has hired Dean
Cohen, Brenda Roberts, and Matthew Cunningham as enterprise account managers for its Central Region office. ... Penske Logistics has named Paulo Sarti
managing director for its South American operations. … UPS has promoted Stephen
Flowers to president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding. Flowers most recently
served as the head of UPS’s Americas Region.
ALBRECHT
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WAREHOUSE
MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE
they said it:
If you are going to be against
doing this, then you can’t really be
for us being on Facebook.
—Rick DiMaio, vice president, logistics operations for Sears Holdings Corp.,
on employees’ reaction to Sears’ social networking restrictions. Employees
say the company’s attempt to ban online discussions of non-business topics—
like the NCAA men’s basketball tournament—during work hours is at odds
with its policy of encouraging social networking.
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