Fritz Companies, Inc. Names New CFO and CIO.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 1997--Fritz Companies is pleased to announce two new members to its corporate management team. Joining the company are Robert Arovas as Chief Financial Officer and Eugene E. Wojciechowski as Chief Information Officer. "These gentlemen present a wealth of industry experience and significant skills to our organization," commented Lynn C. Fritz, Fritz Chairman 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. . "Given the trend toward integrated logistics and outsourcing, the solutions we develop for our clients will become increasingly complex. Dedicated professionals such as Bob Arovas and Gene Wojciechowski Gene Wojciechowski is a sports columnist, best known for his work with ESPN. Born in Salina, Kansas, he became a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine in January 1998, having worked as a football reporter for the network since 1992. will be key in helping to continuously enhance our global financial and information systems infrastructure, which is the platform from which we offer services to our clients." Robert Arovas was formerly Sr. Vice President/Chief Financial Officer for Burlington Air Express and an officer of The Pittston Company. He comes to Fritz Companies with broad industry experience, both in the U.S. and other international markets, including establishing appropriate financial controls. He has worked extensively with transportation systems and customers in streamlining logistic and financial processes. Arovas also held various management positions at Ingersoll-Rand Company and Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing & Co. He received a B.S. in Accounting from Syracuse University Syracuse University, main campus at Syracuse, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1871. Syracuse is noted for its research programs in government and industry; facilities include the Center for Science and Technology, the Newhouse Communications Center, and and is a CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. . "Fritz is in excellent position to further increase its global logistics capabilities to meet the growing needs of existing clients as well as those of new clients," commented Arovas. "Fritz has tremendous opportunities in this vast and dynamic industry. We will focus on the financial foundation to support our success well into the next century." "The Fritz global network is a great information systems opportunity," said Wojciechowski. "I am very excited to expand the benefits of our systems to Fritz clients. I am confident we can continue to add value to our transportation and logistics services through world-class applications deployed globally." Wojciechowski joins Fritz from USL (UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.) An AT&T subsidiary formed in 1990, responsible for developing and marketing Unix. In 1993, USL was acquired by Novell and merged into Novell's UNIX Systems Group (USG). See Univel. 1. Capital Corporation where he was Vice President of Information Systems. At USL he directed all systems aspects and led the development of ResponseNet, an enterprise-wide Customer Service system. He also introduced interactive voice recognition applications which were a competitive advantage in the Fleet industry. He has held positions of increasing responsibility at GE Capital Fleet Services, PHH PHH Provinciale Handelsschool Hasselt (school) PHH Pasukan Anti Huru-Hara (Anti Riot Task Force) PHH Phillips Head (screw) PHH Planar Halogenated Hydrocarbon Group Inc., and ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. Network Services. He received a M.B.A. in Information Systems from University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Fritz Companies, Inc. is a leader in global transportation and logistics. Providing flexible service options ranging from integrated logistics programs to traditional freight forwarding and customs brokerage, Fritz develops, implements and delivers worldwide supply chain solutions for its clients. The Fritz worldwide network is comprised of more than 8,000 staff operating across 450 locations, present in over 100 countries, all linked together by sophisticated information and communications systems. Fritz Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :FRTZ) headquarters are at 706 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, 415/904-8360. All recent information releases are available via fax-on-demand service accessed by dialing 888/286-6419. Additional information is available via the Internet: http://www.fritz.com CONTACT: Fritz Companies Will Clark, 415/538-0444 will.clark@fritz.com |
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