Circle International Names Three New Global Sales Executives.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1998--Circle International (Nasdaq:CRCL CRCL Creatinine Clearance CRCL Circle CRCL Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana CRCL Center for Research in Computational Linguistics CRCL Columbia River Conservation League ) announced today the appointments of Randy N. Wheeler, Cary R. Dittmann and John Mugnaini as vice presidents-global sales for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The announcement was made by David I David I, king of Scotland David I, 1084–1153, king of Scotland (1124–53), youngest son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. During the reign of his brother Alexander I, whom he succeeded, David was earl of Cumbria, ruling S of the Clyde . Beatson, 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. of Circle, which provides global transportation, logistics and supply chain management services. "We are pleased to welcome these highly talented professionals to the Circle team," said Beatson. "Cumulatively, Randy, Cary and John represent nearly 50 years of experience in air freight air freight n → flete m por avión air freight n → fret aérien air freight air n → Luftfracht f and logistics sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a . They will provide excellent leadership in support of our expanded global sales efforts and growth initiatives." Wheeler, based in Charlotte, N.C., will be responsible for global sales activity in the eastern U.S. and Canada, and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , while Dittmann, based in Chicago, will have similar responsibilities for the Midwest U.S. and eastern Mexico. Mugnaini will manage global sales for the Western U.S. including portions of Canada and Mexico. He will be based in California. The three executives will lead Circle's business development efforts with corporate-level sales and marketing initiatives targeted to Fortune 500 companies in North America that have multi-continent logistics and transportation needs. Randy Wheeler is a 16-year veteran of the transportation and logistics industry. He comes to Circle from Emery Worldwide Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline, once was one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world. Emery started in 1946 and was the first freight forwarder to receive a carrier certificate from the United States Government. , where since 1997 he was a global accounts manager responsible for sales, marketing and customer relationship management programs for major corporate accounts based in the southern U.S. Prior to Emery, Wheeler was western area sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for CF AirFreight air·freight n. 1. A system of transporting freight by air. 2. The amount charged for transporting freight by air. air . Following the merger of CF AirFreight and Emery in 1989, he held increasingly responsible sales, operations and management positions, including general manager, global accounts executive and senior global accounts executive. He started with CF AirFreight in 1982 as a sales representative and earned promotion in 1985 to national account executive. Wheeler holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Hope College, Holland, Michigan. Cary Dittmann is an 18-year industry veteran who most recently was director of global accounts for Emery Worldwide in Chicago. In this capacity, he directed the development and implementation of industry-focused global sales and service teams, creating the marketing and sales strategies for targeting business in specific industries, such as construction, energy & mining, heavy equipment and machinery, publishing and printed matter. He joined Emery in 1991 as manager of global accounts. Dittmann also worked for five years with American Airlines as a regional sales manager and manager of national accounts, and for Flying Tiger Lines, where he held a variety of positions in customer service, sales, and national account management. John Mugnaini brings more than a decade of industry experience to Circle. For the past 11 years he was with BAX Global where he advanced through increasingly responsible positions involving sales, marketing and operations. Most recently, he was director of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. sales for BAX, overseeing sales administration for local and national accounts in North America. In this role, Mugnaini directed account management program development incorporating 250 sales personnel at 150 North America offices. Prior to BAX, Mugnaini worked for three years for the Stewart Warner Corporation as a national account executive in its automotive division. Following his graduation from Elmhurst (IL) College with a bachelor's degree in business administration, John began his sales career as a business development manager in the technical recruiting industry. San Francisco-based Circle International Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRCL) celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1998. Today, with $700 million in sales annually, 4,000 employees, and 340 offices in more than 100 countries, Circle provides worldwide transportation and logistics services that include air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, materials management, trade procurement, warehousing and inventory management, and global supply chain management services. Additional news releases and information about Circle International Group, its affiliates and worldwide operations can be found on the Internet at the Circle web site, www.circleintl.com |
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