Shuba Appointed President, CHEP USA
Twenty-year logistics industry veteran promoted
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - December 4, 2006 - CHEP today announced the promotion of Kevin J. Shuba to the position of President, CHEP USA, effective immediately. Shuba, who continues to report to Dave Mezzanotte, Chief Operating Officer of CHEP, is responsible for all business development, operations and support activities in the United States market. He was most recently Senior Vice President, New Business Development, overseeing growth, customer development and the Total Pallet Management (TPM) program.
"We are pleased to promote a leader from within our ranks who will continue to build on our customer focused growth strategy. With 10 years under his belt at CHEP, Kevin has the experience, knowledge and understanding to drive the USA business to greater sales while providing our customers with the pooling solutions they need to improve their supply chain efficiencies," said Mezzanotte.
Shuba said: "There are many opportunities for CHEP to help existing and new customers increase their logistics productivity while enhancing service to their clients. I am honored the executive team has placed its trust in me and look forward to leading the USA team in taking advantage of these opportunities."
Prior to joining CHEP, Shuba was employed by Baxter Healthcare as General Manager, Mideast Region, Hospital Supply Division; and Director, Corporate Sales & Marketing. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the U.S. Army for six years before moving to the private sector.
Contact Information
Per Ohstrom,
Director, Marketing,
CHEP USA,
+1 407 355 6491,
per.ohstrom@chep.com
Ronald Margulis,
RAM Communications,
+1 908 272 3930,
ron@rampr.com
