CON-WAY Announces New Executive Appointments.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(AutomotiveWire)--June 27, 2000 New Con-Way Western Express 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. Named Con-Way Central Express Appoints New VP, Sales Two executive appointments were announced by Gerald L. Detter, president and chief executive officer of Con-Way Transportation Services (CON-WAY) and; by Richard V. Palazzo, president and chief executive officer of Con-Way Central Express (CCX (Cisco Compatible EXtensions) Specifications for makers of 802.11 wireless LAN chips for ensuring compliance with Cisco's proprietary wireless LAN protocols. For example, Cisco's LEAP and EAP-FAST are part of CCX. See EAP. ). Dave McClimon, a 23-year veteran of the freight transportation industry, has been named president and chief executive officer of Buena Park Buena Park (bwā`nə), city (1990 pop. 68,784), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1953. Food processing, the manufacture of aircraft, and tourism are important to the city's economy. , California-based Con-Way Western Express (CWX) and Bruce H. Moss has been appointed vice president, sales for CCX in Ann Arbor. "Dave McClimon is one of the most respected and capable executives in our industry. His transportation career accomplishments, experience and management expertise make him the best person for the job and his leadership will be of immediate benefit to CWX," said Detter. In his new position, McClimon will have overall executive responsibility for the day-to-day management and long-term strategic direction of all CWX sales and operations functions. McClimon, 44, was most recently vice president of sales for CCX. A "day one" CCX employee, he joined the organization on its start-up team in May 1983 following five years in operations with another carrier. Starting as an account manager in Cincinnati, McClimon was elevated to service center manager in 1986. In 1988, he was promoted to northwest region manager based in Milwaukee, where he successfully managed an aggressive plan to develop CCX's service center network in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and western Illinois. In 1989, McClimon became region manager in Chicago, and subsequently directed the strategic expansion of CCX's presence in the Chicagoland and western Indiana markets. In 1993 he was promoted to vice president of national sales for Con-Way Transportation Services. He was promoted to CCX vice president of sales in 1997. McClimon is a graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing. He is a member of the Council of Logistics Management. Richard V. Palazzo, president and chief executive officer of Con-Way Central Express, announced the appointment of Bruce Moss to the position of vice president, sales. He assumes the position vacated by Dave McClimon. "Bruce brings to CCX the management and industry experience that the position demands. The addition of this very talented executive to the CCX team is of benefit to the entire corporation and we look forward to working with Bruce," said Palazzo. In his new position, Moss, 44, will oversee the day-to-day management and long-term strategic direction of CCX's sales operations system-wide. His responsibilities include development and implementation of sales policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental , sales force staffing and performance analysis, pricing strategy and management, marketing programs and sales-based customer service initiatives. Moss began his transportation career in 1978 after graduating from the University of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. where he received a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in business administration. He joined Con-Way Southern Express in 1990 as service center manager at the Hickory, NC facility. Later that same year he was named director of personnel and safety. Upon the combination of CSE (Certified Systems Engineer) See Microsoft certification. and CSW CSW Commission on the Status of Women CSW Christian Solidarity Worldwide CSW Clinical Social Worker CSW College of the Southwest (New Mexico) CSW Cambridge SoundWorks (audio manufacturer) , he worked out of the corporate office in Ft. Worth. He returned to Charlotte in 1995 as a regional manager. Con-Way Transportation Services is a $1.9 billion transportation company that provides time-definite and day-definite freight delivery and logistics services for commercial and industrial businesses. Within the CON-WAY family are regional less-than-truckload carriers Con-Way Central Express, Con-Way Southern Express and Con-Way Western Express; Con-Way Truckload Services, providing multi-modal, full truckload shipping; Con-Way NOW, an expedited carrier specializing in emergency shipment service; and Con-Way Integrated Services, a contract supply chain execution service provider. CON-WAY is a subsidiary of Palo Alto, California-based CNF CNF Configuration (File Name Extension) CNF Conference CNF Conjunctive Normal Form CNF Could Not Find CNF Chin National Front (Burma) CNF Canadian Nature Federation CNF Cornell NanoScale Facility (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CNF), a $5.6 billion management company of global supply chain services with businesses in regional trucking, air freight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, global logistics management and trailer manufacturing. Further information about Con-Way and additional press releases are available via the Internet at www.con-way.com Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.062700/bb3 |
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