Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics

Strategic Expansion Continues at Rapidly Growing 3PL: OH Logistics Adds Seven New Business Development Leaders

With a pace even quick for the fast moving logistics industry, Ozburn-Hessey Logistics has expanded its market presence. OH Logistics has announced the addition of seven senior business development leaders, with the appointments going to some of the industry's most successful executives.

Brentwood, TN, May 03, 2006 --(PR.com)-- With a pace even quick for the fast moving logistics industry, Ozburn-Hessey Logistics has expanded its market presence. OH Logistics has announced the addition of seven senior business development leaders, with the appointments going to some of the industry's most successful executives. This latest round of additions follows previous announcements of numerous management and senior management appointments since Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a New York-based private equity investor, acquired a majority stake last year.

The seven new business development leaders are:

Tess Alterbaum, director of business development
John Bollman, director of business development
David Carpenter, director of business development
Lou Lambremont, director of business development
Shawn MacCartey, director of business development
Joe Maggio, regional sales manager
Hollis Van Bockern, director of business development

“Our nationwide search has brought some exceptional people to the team,” said Dave Gordon, executive vice president of business development for OH Logistics. “I fully expect OH Logistics' continued growth and excellent track record with clients will propel us to the top of the 3PL Contract Logistics marketplace.”

In addition to growing through an aggressive business development strategy, OH Logistics is also expanding its offerings and market penetration through planned acquisitions. The company has previously added a vice president of acquisitions, Shad Weaver, as well as an executive vice president and general counsel, Frank Eichler.

About OH Logistics (www.ohlogistics.com)
Based in Tennessee, Ozburn-Hessey Logistics is one of the nation's largest privately held 3PLs, serving Fortune 1500 companies with strategically-placed, multi-client warehouse campuses as well as numerous dedicated facilities. The company serves the food service consolidation, industrial, electronic & high tech, pharmaceutical & medical, health and beauty, and consumer products industries. OH Logistics provides services including fulfillment, e-commerce fulfillment, service parts management, return logistics, cross docking and pool distribution. The company operates over 20 million square feet of warehouse space nationwide, offers complete transportation management of parcel, LTL and TL shipments, and employs over 3,000.

OH Logistics can be reached at (877) 401-6400 or on the web at www.ohlogistics.com.

About the OH Logistics new business development professionals

Tess Alterbaum joins the company from E*fill America and is based in New Jersey. She has a BS in Political Science from State University of New York. Tess has served on the WERC board of directors and has 23 years of industry experience.

John Bollman returns to OH Logistics from Total Warehouse (now Greatwide Logistics) and is located in Dallas, Texas. He has a BA from Purdue University and an MBA from Texas Christian University. He is a member of CSCMP, WERC and IWLA.

David Carpenter joins the OH Logistics team from National Distribution Centers and will be operating out of Georgia. He brings 19 years of supply chain management experience to Ozburn-Hessey Logistics. Carpenter earned a BS degree from Auburn University with a major in Finance and minor in Accounting. He is an officer for the Atlanta Roundtable of CSCMP.

Lou Lambremont was formerly with TNT and is located in Florida. Lou has 11 years of industry experience. He holds a BA in Marketing from California State University.

Shawn MacCartey was most recently employed by Exel, Inc. and will also be located in Florida. He has a BS from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, MI.

Joe Maggio joins OH Logistics from Kuehne + Nagel and is based in Southern California. He has over 25 years of industry experience and has a BS in Business Administration from California State University in Long Beach.

Hollis Van Bockern joins OH Logistics from GATX and APL Logistics and will be working from the Chicago, IL area. Van Bockern has almost 30 years of industry experience. He is a member of CSCMP, served in the U.S. Army and has a BA from Adams State College.

OH Logistics will provide interviews. Professional photos of all new associates and executives are available upon request.

Additional comments from Dave Gordon and new business development professionals:

Dave Gordon
We are fortunate enough to have a significant client base asking us to expand and numerous new clients and engagements requesting our services. We will accelerate our growth to meet and exceed their demands and expectations.

We are extremely fortunate that our operations offerings are quite deep as well as our reservoir of personnel in this area. Also, our technology group has developed a portfolio of offerings second to none in the marketplace. Additionally, our successful development of Oracle® TMS (formerly G-Log) was also well received.

We have added outstanding sales and business development leaders from the marketplace which will allow us to better take advantage of a thriving market, and help with the opportunities coming into OH Logistics.

We've added over 120 years of industry experience with these seven individuals.

Tess Alterbaum
I joined OH Logistics because of the extensive and flexible supply chain service offering to health and beauty aids manufacturers, distributors and retailers. The CEO (Scott McWilliams) and the rest of the executive management group have created a culture that makes each individual feel like they really make a difference in the success of the company.

Lou Lambremont
I was very interested in joining a team that has a strong operational foundation, an attractive business model, and has financial stability. Additionally, OH Logistics is well positioned and strategically focused on growth.

Hollis Van Bockern
OH Logistics is a very open, honest and growth-oriented organization that empowers its people to make a difference. We are focused on profitable growth and OH Logistics rewards its people according to their contributions.

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