Vector SCM Appoints Greg Humes Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.Business Editors/Transportation Writers DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001 Vector SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. , General Motors' global lead logistics service provider, has announced the appointment of Gregory A. Humes to the position of vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . The announcement was made by Gary Kowalski, president and chief executive officer of the company. In his new position, Humes will be responsible for planning, designing and executing the company's technology and physical infrastructure to provide end-to-end visibility for products and materials as they move within GM's supply chain. Vector SCM, which was formed in December 2000 as a joint venture between GM and 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 , a leading provider of global supply chain services, will provide rapid and decisive supply chain management solutions and ultimately be responsible for coordinating more than 180 million pounds of material from 12,000 points of origin and the delivery of more than eight million vehicles a year on a global basis. Humes, 40, previously served as president of the global automotive division of Penske Logistics where he was responsible for global logistics services from order to delivery. Under his leadership, Penske Logistics Global Automotive more than tripled its annual revenues and developed many global logistics initiatives. Its major customers included Ford, General Motors, and Saturn. For Ford, Humes led the management team in the development and implementation of a system responsible for the movement of all material into every Ford assembly plant in North America. Humes also worked with GM and Saturn to set up a logistics optimization center for the assembly plants in Flint, Michigan and Spring Hill, Tenn. Moving to another region of the globe, Humes directed and developed the joint venture company of Cotia-Penske Logistics in South America with customers such as Ford, Hewlett Packard, Carrefour and Americons. "Greg's extensive knowledge and experience with global logistics management for the automotive industry are a tremendous asset to us. He has been successful at achieving results through strong strategic process management, information technology integration, and solid execution," said Kowalski. Humes began his career at Leaseway Transportation Corp. in 1983. In 1995, when Penske Truck Leasing Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., headquartered in Reading, Pa., is a joint venture of Penske Corporation and General Electric. A global transportation services provider, Penske operates over 216,000 vehicles and serves customers from more than 1,000 locations in North America, South acquired Leaseway, he was named senior vice president of operations, central region. He was promoted to president of global automotive in 1998. Humes serves on the boards of directors of the National Automotive Transporters Association and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. He is a member of the Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. Supply Chain Management Council, the Council of Logistics Management Roundtable, the Global Logistics Council of Europe Council of Europe, international organization founded in 1949 to promote greater unity within Europe and to safeguard its political and cultural heritage by promoting human rights and democracy. The council is headquartered in Strasbourg, France. and the Automotive Industry Action Group. He earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Western Michigan University Western Michigan University, at Kalamazoo, Mich.; coeducational; founded in 1903 as Western State Normal School, became accredited in 1927 as a college, gained university status in 1957. and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in finance and administration from Central Michigan University Central Michigan University, at Mount Pleasant, Mich.; coeducational; est. 1892 as a normal school, became Central State Teachers College in 1927, achieved university status in 1959. The university maintains a forest that is used for botanical and biological research. . Vector SCM is a subsidiary of CNF Inc., a $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. More information on CNF can be found at www.cnf.com. More information on Vector SCM can be found at www.vectorscm.com. Photo available on request. |
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