DC Velocity - October 2012

newsmakers

UTi Worldwide Inc. has appointed Richard G. Rodick executive vice president, finance, and chief financial officer. … Saddle Creek Logistics Services has named Joe Maggio vice president, business development. … Logistics automation company Swisslog has named Joe Doering head of the company’s Warehouse & Distribution Solutions division. … John Roesler has joined TZA’s labor management practice to lead implementations of Pro Track Labor Management System technology and services for TZA

clients. … Wynright Corp., a supplier of intelligent material handling systems, has named Ron Adams senior vice president, Wynright Software & Controls Solutions. … Seko

Logistics, a provider of forwarding, logistics, and
supply chain solutions, has appointed Joe Bento
chief sales officer. … Caro Trans, a global nonves-
sel operating common carrier and ocean freight
consolidator, has added two new leadership posi-
tions. Lueder Bitter will serve as national import operations
manager, and John Lourmas will fill the role of national com-
mercial manager of imports. … Aman Sapra, a senior project manager at St.
Onge Co., is president-elect of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Lean
Division. He assumes the position of president starting in May 2013. … Jeff
Burns has been promoted to president of Kenco Material Handling Solutions
LLC. In addition, Jim Ethier, chairman of the board for Bush Brothers, has been
elected to Kenco’s board of directors. … To support growth in Southern
California, First Industrial Realty Trust has hired Larry Cochrun as director of
development and Derek deVré as marketing/leasing manager. … Extol
International, a provider of business integration software and services, has
named Joshua and Matthew Baran as its new chief technology officer and chief
operating officer, respectively. Joshua’s father, Joseph Baran,
partnered with Matthew’s father, Tony Baran, to found the com-
pany in 1989. In addition, Jim Albright has become Extol’s new
director of marketing. … Dachser Transport of America Inc., the
U.S. division of the global logistics service provider, has appoint-
ed John Barbasetti di Prun director of ocean freight for the
United States. … Vascor Ltd., a 3PL specializing in the automo-
tive sector, has tapped William Garrett as its new chief executive
officer. … Aldata, a global supplier of retail and distribution
solutions, has made two senior management appointments: Kevin Stadler,
head of Aldata category optimization products, and Graeme
Cooksley, head of international operations. … SynchroNet
Intermodal Services Inc. has hired John S. Walter as director of
international sales for its Web-based street-turn and stacktrain
solutions. … Fleet Advantage, a provider of truck fleet business
analytics and equipment financing, has appointed Michael
Vetter vice president of purchasing. … Tim Andreae has joined

Vistaar Technologies Inc., a provider of price management solutions, as vice president of marketing. … Alain Poirier has joined global supply chain consulting and implementation firm Tompkins International as vice president of business development. … Eaglestone Equipment, a manufacturer of conveyors, food processing and packaging equipment, and processing supplies, has hired Charles Horacek as sales manager.