DC Velocity - November 2011

newsmakers

Brett Wood has been promoted to executive vice president of Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA). TMHNA manages both the Toyota and Raymond brands’ North American material handling equipment business and manufacturing organizations. Wood previously served as president of Irvine, Calif.-based Toyota

Material Handling, U.S.A. Inc. (TMHU). Jeff Rufener will take over as president of TMHU. Rufener joins Toyota after serving as vice president of marketing for Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. … Pallet rental service provider iGPS has appointed Richard DiStasio chief executive officer. … 3PL Worldwide, a

North American provider of fulfillment, logistics, and contact center services, has named Tom McCormack director of information technology. … Ng Yat Chung has taken the helm of global transport and logistics company NOL Group as chief executive officer. He will succeed Ron Widdows, who retires from the company at the end

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of the year. … Intelligrated has named Fernando Meneses and Roberto Laguna key account sales managers for the company’s Mexico City operation. Meneses and Laguna will work with current and prospective Intelligrated clients to develop material handling system solutions and provide ongoing service and support. … Marc Feeser, leader of global network supply chain strategy at Dell 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. … SI Systems, a supplier of “smart” material handling systems and software-driven warehouse and DC solutions, has appointed James (“Jim”) M. Pounders executive account manager. Previously, Pounders was a principal consultant at Jim Pounders Solutions. … Peter Raymond has been named Capital Projects & Infrastructure practice leader for PwC US. Raymond will help clients design, deliver, finance, and manage large-scale infrastructure projects. … Lighting solutions specialist LumenOptix has announced that Chris Pico has joined the company as supply chain director.

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