22 DC VELOCITY MARCH 2019 www.dcvelocity.com
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Material handling equipment manufacturer S&H
Systems has promoted Brandy Lloyd to vice president
of operations; Justin Ray to manager of application
engineering and estimating; Tyler Roach to manager
of project engineering; Kevin Smith to manager of
quality assurance; Jim Chastain to manager of procurement and purchasing; and Eddie Duckworth to director
of project management. … Dachser, a
German logistics company, has named
Vincent Touya managing director of
its U.S.-based organization. Touya, a
native of France, has been with the fam-ily-owned company for over 30 years.
… The board of governors of the U.S.
Postal Service has appointed Tammy L.
Whitcomb as the third inspector general of the U.S. Postal Service. The Office of Inspector
General conducts audits and investigations to promote
efficiency, and detect and prevent fraud in Postal
Service programs and operations. … MercuryGate
International Inc., a provider of SaaS-based transportation management systems, has welcomed Oscar Torres
as the new vice president of sales. … Transportation
management systems provider Global Tranz Enterprises
Inc. has appointed Eric Kirchner to its board of directors. … Third-party logistics service provider OIA Global
has appointed Keith Lovetro chief executive officer.
… Twinlode Automation, a supplier of
high-density storage systems for global
material handling companies, has wel-
comed Richard Kooistra as vice presi-
dent of automation. … Corey E. Calla
has assumed the role of president of
SencorpWhite, a manufacturer of end-
to-end solutions for automated packag-
ing, integrated AS/RS systems, and ware-
house automation software. … Fleet Advantage, an
innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment
financing, and lifecycle cost management, has hired
Jim Wharton as vice president of finance. … Kevin
Lhotak, president of Reliable Transportation Specialists
Inc., has been elected chairman of the board of the
Intermodal Association of North America. … Regional
parcel carrier LSO/Lone Star Overnight has added Terry
Douglas as the new president of its final-mile division
and Dennis Jones as vice president of sales for its parcel
division. … The Containerization & Intermodal Institute
has named Lisa LoManto Aurichio executive director.
… Transplace, a provider of transportation manage-
ment services and technology solutions,
has appointed Jim French chief tech-
nology officer. … LogicGate, a process
automation platform for governance,
risk, and compliance, has welcomed two
new executives to its senior leadership
team. They are Kevin Jacobson, who
will serve as chief financial officer, and
Karry Kleeman, who will become the company’s chief
revenue officer. … BluJay Solutions, a provider of
supply chain software and services, has hired software
executive and industry leader Andrew Kirkwood as
chief executive officer. … OmniTrax Inc., a privately held transportation services company, has hired
Justin Renfro as president of its OmniTrax Energy
Solutions division. … Aerospace logistics company B&H
Worldwide has appointed Chris Allen to the newly created position of business development manager, Asia.
… David J. Bronczek, president and chief operating
officer of FedEx Corp., has been elected to the company’s board of directors. … The California Trucking
Association has elected Joseph Giammona of JSG
Trucking to serve as the group’s president for 2019.
… French container transportation and shipping company CMA CGM Group has appointed Christine Cabau
Woehrel executive vice president in charge of assets.
… Cimc Intermodal Equipment has hired Joe Hite as
director, business development-dealers. Hite will focus
on support and development of the company’s expanding North American market for intermodal chassis. …
Omnitracs LLC, a supplier of fleet management solutions to transportation and logistics companies, has
appointed Paul Nagy chief product officer. … Flexe,
a company that operates a digital warehousing and
fulfillment services marketplace, has appointed Matt
Millen chief revenue officer. … Southeastern Freight
Lines has promoted Blake Potter to service center manager in Kingsport, Tenn. … Blume Global, a company
that offers an AI-enabled digital platform for real-time
visibility, logistics execution, and asset management,
has announced the members of its newly launched
executive advisory board. They are Mark Bakker, head
of supply chain operations for the Americas at HP;
Ibrahim Gokcen, chief technology officer for Schneider
Electric; Gilles Leyrat, senior vice president of global
business services at Cisco Systems; Jim Miller, strategic
adviser and former CEO of Arevo; and Tracy Rosser,
former senior vice president of transportation and supply chain for Walmart.
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