Blue Dot Appoints New CFO, Promotes Two Executives.Business Editors SUNRISE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000 Blue Dot Services Inc. President Patrick Johnson Patrick Johnson is the name of several people:
Garcia joins Blue Dot from Ryder System, Inc., where he served as the group director for accounting services, overseeing accounting and reporting activities for the company's North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. . Prior to that, Garcia spent 14 years in public accounting, working for what is now PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Garcia earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Florida State University Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. . "Art's valuable blend of financial and management experience complements Blue Dot's nationwide expansion strategy. We welcome his expertise to our talented management team," said Johnson. In related news, Johnson announced two promotions. Marc Cannon has been promoted to senior vice president and chief marketing officer, and Mark Snider has been promoted to vice president and general counsel. Cannon joined Blue Dot as vice president of marketing in March 1998, and was later named senior vice president in June 1999. He brings years of experience in consumer marketing from positions at Republic Industries, AutoNation USA and Alamo Rent A Car Alamo Rent A Car is a car rental agency. It is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but has branches across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, parts of Africa, Europe, and Australia as well as some locations on various Caribbean islands. , where he developed and implemented successful branding campaigns. At Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. , Cannon was a member of the team that developed such memorable marketing and advertising campaigns as "Where All The Miles Are Free" and "Just Ask Alamo." Prior to joining Blue Dot as vice president and legal counsel in October 1998, Snider was a general partner of the Chicago office of Schiff Hardin & Waite. He concentrated his practice in corporate law and commercial credit law, including structuring, negotiating and documenting mergers and acquisitions, and financing transactions. Blue Dot, a national provider of cooling, heating, plumbing and related services, had 70 locations in 24 states as of the close of the first quarter. The company was founded in late 1997 by NorthWestern Growth Corporation, the strategic investment and development arm of NorthWestern Corporation Northwestern Corporation is a bulk vending machine company in Morris, Illinois. It was founded in 1909 by Emerson A. Bolen as Northwestern Novelty Company. The 60, Northwestern's bulk vender, began being marketed in 1960. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NOR). For more information, visit Blue Dot's Web site at www.bluedotdirect.com. |
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