Announcements
On The Move
Nadiscorp Logistics Group Inc. Expands its Executive Team
Mr. Paul Ragan, president of Nadiscorp Logistics Group Inc. (NLGI), a Mississauga-based leading 3PL provider, is pleased to announce the following appointments:
Darryl Bosmans,
Controller
Nadiscorp’s new controller is a Chartered Accountant, a designation earned with Arthur Andersen LLP, and a graduate of the University of Windsor. Darryl comes from a national charity with experience in decentralized management. Some of his major accomplishments include the implementation of business unit reporting, as well as special program reporting. Darryl’s responsibilities encompassed all facets of general ledger management, external reporting and maintaining banking relationships.
In his new role, Darryl will be responsible for day-to-day activity of the Finance Department, including payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other general accounting operations. Darryl’s new responsibilities also cover budget planning and reviewing, along with monitoring and analyzing company’s financial information on a daily basis.
Steve Sorge,
Director Client Services
Steve comes to NLGI after spending four years in the Inventory, Purchasing and Planning Department at Rogers Cable. Steve’s chief achievements include reducing Rogers’ investment in inventory and improving inventory availability by establishing strategic relationships. Steve earned his Chartered Accountant designation with Arthur Andersen LLP.
As the new director of Client Services, Steve leads the Front Office Group, managing the Logistics and Administrative Services departments, while overseeing the continuous improvement of existing operating practices and development of new value-added services. Steve will be responsible for identifying and performance measures as key indicators to determine overall operational effectiveness. He is also involved in project management concerning new client initiatives.
LQ Advisory Board Announcement
We are pleased to announce four colleagues have accepted LQ’s invitation to participate on its Advisory Board. Please join me in welcoming:
David J. Closs
Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Michigan State University
Dr. Closs, B.S., 1972; M.B.A., 1976; Ph.D., 1978, Michigan State University, is Broad Professor, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University, has held several positions at Michigan State University, from Assistant Professor (1978-1985) and Associate Professor (1988-1992), to Professor (1992-Present). He is the former Editor Journal of Business Logistics; Editorial Board, Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management; International Journal of Supply Chain Management; Reviewer, Journal of International Marketing, Logistics Educator’s Conference. He has consulted with a wide variety of Fortune 500 companies and presented Executive Seminars on Logistics Strategy, Forecasting and Inventory Management, Information Systems, and Logistics Modeling. His memberships include the Council of Logistics Management and Academy of Marketing Science. He has received several awards of excellence, including: Special Kearney Award, National Council of Physical Distribution Management (1977); Plowman Award (Best Paper) Logistics Educator’s Conference (1982, 1983, 1998).
Mark Morrison,
Senior Vice President of Business Development,
TNT North America
Mr. Morrison has expanded TNT’s customer base in the automotive, electronic, and tire industries as well as adding new business in the areas of retail, utilities, fast-moving consumer goods, and e-commerce.
Prior to joining CTI (now TNT Logistics North America) in 1993, Mr. Morrison served as the Senior Vice President of Inchcape Shipping Services, and as the Vice President of the Atlantic Division at Crowley Maritime. He is a member of the Council of Logistics Management and a mentor in logistics for the University of North Florida. He frequently contributes commentary for several leading trade publications and is a member of the TNT Logistics Development Board which focuses on connecting global customers and identifying and executing logistics best practices around the TNT world. Mr. Morrison received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from San Francisco State University.
Robert Novack
Associate Professor of Business Logistics
Department of Business Logistics
Penn State University
Dr. Novack is currently an Associate Professor of Business Logistics in the Department of Business Logistics at Penn State. He received his B.S. in Business Logistics in 1977 from Penn State, an M.B.A. with an emphasis in Business Logistics in 1979 from Penn State, and a Ph.D. in Business Logistics in 1987 from the University of Tennessee. From 1979 to 1981, Dr. Novack worked in Operations and planning for the Yellow Freight Corporation in Overland park, KS. From 1981 to 1984, Dr. Novack worked for the Drackett Company in Cincinnati, OH. His current research interests focus on the quantification of logistics value and supply chain performance measurement. He is the co-author of two textbooks: Transportation (with John Coyle and Ed Bardi), and Creating Logistics Value: Themes for the Future (with Lloyd Rinehart and John Langley). He has published numerous articles in the Journal of Business Logistics and the Transportation Journal, among others. Dr. Novack is a member of AST&L, CLM, and WERC.
Michaela Radman
Manager, Marketing & Tender Mgmt.
Schenker International
Ms. Radman’s eight years experience in supply chain management includes transportation, logistics service procurement globally. She had spent the last four years of her career with a global leader in telecommunications, focusing on outsourcing/divestiture of various aspects of logistics operations, managing RFI, RFP, and RFQ process, and 3PL Global Management. She has recently changed careers with a current focus on Global Tender Management & Logistics Marketing for Schenker Stinnes Logistics.
Delfour
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John Harris recently joined Markham-based Delfour Corporation as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his new role with overall responsibility for business development, Mr. Harris reports directly to Delfour’s president and CEO, Joe Couto. Mr. Harris joins Delfour with 18 years of experience in the application and service solutions industry, and most recently as a member of an executive turn-around team at World Gaming plc.
Incorporate in 1988, Delfour develops, markets and supports supply chain executive solutions and consulting services designed primarily to service 3PLs.