Allied Worldwide Names New President for Logistics Division.Business Editors FORT WAYNE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001 Allied Worldwide (AWW AWW Any Which Way AWW Antwerpse Waterwerken (Belgian: Antwerp drinking water distributor) AWW American Water Works AWW Allagash Wilderness Waterway AWW Above-Water Warfare AWW Severe Weather Forecast Alert AWW Adjusted Weaning Weight ), the largest relocation and logistics corporation in North America, has named Richard H. Bogan President of northAmerican(R) Logistics (NAL NAL National Agricultural Library (Agricultural Research Service; US Department of Agriculture) NAL New American Library NAL National Accelerator Laboratory NAL National Aerospace Laboratory (Japan) ), a division of Allied Worldwide (AWW). Before joining NAL, Bogan was President and Chief Financial Officer of Unisource Worldwide, Inc, a $7 billion distributor of paper and imaging products, maintenance supplies and other materials. Unisource was acquired by Georgia Pacific in the summer of 1999. Bogan brings over 25 years of management and transportation leadership experience, having spent 20 years with the Philip Morris Companies, where he last served as Senior Vice President for Finance, Strategy and Information Systems for the Miller Brewing Company Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American beermaker and is based in Milwaukee. It is owned by SABMiller. Miller owns breweries in Albany, Georgia; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; Eden, North Carolina; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin and . "Richard brings great experience and energy to our company with an impressive portfolio of domestic and international leadership experience in distribution, sales, marketing, finance, information technology and overall profit improvement," said Jeff Gannon, Allied Worldwide President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "His leadership will help us deliver on our vision of being the world's leading high value products logistics and household relocation company." Before joining The Philip Morris Companies, Bogan held several financial management positions while working for the retail convenience food store chain, Circle K, in Phoenix. Bogan holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Washington in Seattle. The northAmerican(R) Logistics (NAL) division of Allied Worldwide, is one of the largest global logistics networks offering integrated supply chain solutions to high value product industries. With a worldwide network of over 1,114 locations, 6,000 drivers and 4,000 corporate employees, NAL is one of the largest asset-based 3PL service providers headquartered in North America. North American Van Lines North American Van Lines, or NAVL, is a large, United States based trucking company originally formed in Cleveland, Ohio and later based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that is mainly dedicated to helping clients during the process of moving. , Inc., Allied Van Lines Allied Van Lines is a moving van company founded in 1928 as a cooperative non-profit organization owned by its member agents on the east coast of the United States, to help with organizing return loads and minimizing dead-heading. , Inc., and Global Van Lines Global Van Lines is a transport company founded in 1933 by George T. Howard as Howard Van Lines in Dallas, Texas and took its present name in 1957 when it was acquired by Trans-Ocean Van Service of Long Beach, California. , Inc. are subsidiaries of Allied Worldwide. For more information, visit our website at www.navl.com Note to Editors: Photo Available. |
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