Week In Review : Corporate Appointments

Chief Customer Officer Vincent Gulisano officially left Greatwide Logistics Services on Aug. 21 to become chief executive officer of ParcelPort, a small non-asset-based warehousing, distribution and fulfillment outfit based in Arizona. Gulisano told AmericanShipper.com he wasn’t actively looking for a new job, but that the opportunity to have an ownership stake and lead a company was too ...

Port Freeport in Texas has elected Thomas S. Perryman to port commission chairman. Perryman has been a port commission member since 1991 and is in his fourth term. He is president of Perryman Property Investments LLC, and also serves as chairman of Clute, Texas-based First State Bank Corp. ...

Hapag-Lloyd said Tuesday Jesper Praestensgaard, 46, will become a member of its executive board on Jan. 1. As chief commercial officer, he will be responsible for the marketing and sales areas. Praestensgaard has more than 20 years of liner shipping experience, holding senior positions for Maersk Line, most recently as Singapore-based chief executive Asia Pacific Region with responsib...

Allen DHL intends to expand its presence in China with the assistance of Ken Allen, global chief executive officer of DHL Express, who has joined the board of its DHL-Sinotrans joint venture in that country. DHL and Sinotrans, the largest logistics firm in China, have partnered for 24 years, Allen will work closely with Jerry Hsu, president of DHL Express Greater China, to take advanta...

The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners said its council will be invited at its October meeting to appoint Joseph “Joe” Angelo as managing director, to succeed Peter Swift as managing director when he retires Dec. 31. In addition, Katharina “Kathi” Stanzel has been named deputy managing director. Intertanko membership is open to non-oil companies and non-state-contr...

Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company and provider of wireless supply chain technologies, appointed William Clark to senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Clark has more than 25 years of experience in sales and marketing in the technology market. He was executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Deltek. He has also held senior management positions at Novell...

Vestas-American Wind Technology Inc. has placed Torben Andersen in charge of its supply chain management. The company is the North American subsidiary of global wind turbine maker Vestas, based in Denmark. Andersen was chief operating officer for Vestas in Beijing. He has held other senior management positions at Vestas in China and Indonesia in recent years, according to North Americ...

The Port of Jacksonville said Thursday that Rick Ferrin has stepped down as executive director. Ferrin The agency's board of directors named Chris Kauffmann, chief operating officer, as interim executive director, and asked port management to initiate the search for a permanent successor to Ferrin. Ferrin, who has led the port for 13 years, will "serve in a new position where he will e...

The U.S. Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration on Wednesday Rear Adm. Philip H. Greene Jr. has been appointed to superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. Greene comes to the academy from the U.S. Navy, where he was director of the Navy Irregular Warfare Office. There he developed and employed a global maritime preventive security strategy. ...

Greatwide Logistics Services has named former Con-way executive Tyler Ellison group president of transportation management and sales, the company said last week. Ellison spent the past two years as president of Con-way Multimodal, which continued to increase revenue and profits during the recession, according to Greatwide. Con-way Multimodal provides shippers access to a range of managed ...

The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday that Maj. Gen. Kevin A. Leonard has been appointed to commanding general of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC). Leonard replaces Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge, who will command the Sustainment Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Va. Hodge took command of SDDC June 30, 2008. Leonard has served in a variety of joint and oper...

Weber Distribution, a Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based third party logistics services provider, has appointed Carl W. Neverman to vice president of client solutions for the confectionary industry. Neverman has more than 30 years in the logistics industry, 17 with Weber. In his new role, he will be responsible for developing new business and managing the needs of Weber’s confectionary accoun...

Ryder System said Anthony G. Tegnelia, president of global fleet management solutions, will retire March 1, 2011 after more than 33 years with the company. Starting Sept. 1, Tegnelia will be officially succeeded in his role by Robert E. Sanchez, who has served as Ryder’s executive vice president and chief financial officer since October 2007. Sanchez has been with Ryder for 17 years. ...

Longistics, a Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based third party logistics firm, has appointed Lou Tapper to vice president of global business development. In this role, Tapper will manage the global marketing and sales strategy for Longistics as the company expands into emerging markets. He will also oversee the marketing sales operations for Longistics. Tapper brings 18 years of experie...

China Merchants Group Ltd. said Li Jianhong has been named a director and president of the company. Li Jianhong is a former executive vice president of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. China Merchants is an investor and operator of transportation infrastructure, including container terminals, on the mainland and in Hong Kong. In addition, Fu Yuning, current president, was made cha...

Labrie Con-way Inc. on Tuesday morning said John G. Labrie, president of Con-way Freight, has left the company to “pursue other interests.” Stotlar Douglas W. Stotlar, president and chief executive officer of parent company Con-way Inc., has assumed the role of interim president of Con-way Freight, the company’s less-than-truckload business unit. Stotlar expects to serve as Con-way Frei...