DC Velocity - October 2011

newsmakers

Tom Wenzinger, director of corporate traffic at Advance Stores Co. Inc., has been named to NASSTRAC’s executive committee. NASSTRAC is an industry association that provides education and advocacy services to transportation and supply chain professionals. … Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, has promoted George Abernathy to president of Transplace Logistics, which comprises the company’s 3PL, truck brokerage, and consulting business units. Tom Sanderson will continue in his role as CEO and maintain direct responsibility for Transplace’s ocean and air forwarding as well as its Mexico business units. … The distributor Graybar has appointed Steven Horst vice president, service and administration. Horst is a 16- year Graybar veteran who most recently served as national market manager for construction. … Wynright has appointed Joe McGinnis vice president, integrator/distributor sales for its Automotion brand of conveyor and sortation equipment. McGinnis will be responsible for providing sales and service support for the com-

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pany’s growing national integrator/distributor network.

… The North Carolina China Center has appointed several executives from Longistics to its 2011 board and executive team. New board members are Pat Long, Longistics’ vice chairman and co-creator; Lisa Yuan, manager of global business development; and Brooks Long, director of special projects. Longistics chairman and co-creator Duane Long, who has served on the NCCC board as chairman since its inception in 2006, was reappointed to the board. … Mike DelBovo will assume the position of president of Saddle Creek Transportation Inc. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saddle Creek Corp., a nationwide third-party logistics service provider.

… Intelligrated, a North American-owned automated material handling solutions provider, has appointed Michael Snyder sales engineer for the company’s Somerset, N.J.-based Eastern regional operation. The company has also appointed Bruce Sudler to the position of senior sales engineer for its Chicago-based Midwest regional operation.

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