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September 7, 2001 - Burnham Logistics Inc. Announces Executive Appointments
Mr Paul Ragan, President of Burnham Logistics Inc.(BLI), a division of Nadiscorp Logistics Group Inc.(NLGI), is pleased to announce the following appointments:

Chrys Chrysanthou, CFO

Mr. Chrysanthou has been with the organization for three years. During that time he was promoted from Controller to Director of Finance to Vice-President Finance and Technology and now to his new position as CFO.

Prior to joining the organization, Mr. Chrysanthou was the Corporate Controller at Fireworks Entertainment Inc. (a subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp.) and prior to that, was employed in progressively senior audit and business advisory positions with Arthur Andersen LLP from September 1995 to June 1998. Mr. Chrysanthou is a Chartered Accountant and holds an honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Larry Rodo, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Mr. Rodo, who recently joined the organization, has been involved in logistics for the last 17 years. He began his career in the courier industry before joining Reimer Express World Corp. (REWC) where he held many positions of progressive responsibility including Director of Customer Service and International Sales. During his term at REWC he was instrumental in many new product developments including a USA expansion and the creation of a 3PL division. Over the last four years he has worked internationally in Senior Management roles in Marketing and Key Account Sales for Schenker Stinnes Logistics.

Mr. Rodo has a Bachelors degree from the University of Toronto and professional designations from The Professional Logistics Institute, The Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation, The Chartered Institute of Transport, and the Ontario Society of Training and Development.

Lori Magder, Vice President Solutions

Ms. Magder has been with the organization for two years. With over 20 years experience in the transportation industry, both in LTL, (CP Express and Transport), and courier, (Sameday Rightoway), as Director she had responsibility for the quality of revenue and increase of profitability.

Ms. Magder graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor degree. She has furthered her executive development with various seminars from integrated quality management to pricing strategies. Ms. Magder was also a cover story feature for the magazine “Ontario Trucking Today” as an example of a successful woman in the industry.

	Council of Logistics Management Toronto Roundtable The Acklands Grainger Story NOVEMBER 27TH In this roundtable AGI’S President, Douglas Harrison, will provide a first-hand overview of the value of people and the pursuit of excellence involved in the selection and development of people in business. He will also be discussing how his new team of logistics professionals at Acklands Grainger has helped to recast the way the company does business. AGI started with a single-day shift, an entrenched entitlement mentality, a one-speed, slow moving operation, and the knowledge that it must change radically to meet the new owners’ service promise and business model. Given that they serve 240,000 SKUs of MRO supply, it was clear from the start that technology would not be a quick fix. They moved 60 percent of the team to an afternoon shift and retained 97 percent of their people. Productivity has since doubled and costs are down sharply. The customer experience is very different. The processes are very different, yet the systems are the same – for the time being…How did they do it? To introduce this campside-fire “tale from the trenches,” the next Toronto CLM Roundtable event includes: Doug Harrison, President; Stuart Penman, Vice President of Logistics; Brian Jackson, Director Logistics Operations; Lorenzo Avolio, Distribution Center Manager. Please fax inquiries and registrations to Sylvia Bavaro, 416-601-5700, or by e-mail to: sbavaro@dc.com. To confirm or cancel registration, contact Sylvia Bavaro at 416-601-5822. For more information contact Fred Moody, Vice President / Program Chairperson, Council of Logistics Management, Toronto Roundtable, Email fmoody@LQ.ca or call 416-461-8355.