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WHY DID TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CHANGING ITS NAME TO GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES? WHEN DID THE NAME CHANGE BECOME EFFECTIVE?



HOW WERE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS IMPACTED BY THIS BRANDING INITIATIVE? HOW DOES IT BENEFIT THEM?



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WHO IS THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES AND WHAT IS THEIR BACKGROUND?

Ray Greer, CEO
In 1997, Mr. Greer was named one of Forbes Magazine's "Rising Stars of Our Time." In 2002, VARBusiness magazine named him one of the nation's Top 100 CEOs. Prior to joining Greatwide Logistics Services, Mr. Greer served as CEO of Newgistics. In this capacity he was responsible for the design, development and deployment of new business models, while simultaneously managing strategic business partnerships. Mr. Greer had previously served as President of i2 Technologies, a medical, surgical and pharmaceutical supply procurement company. He also served as President, COO and CIO for Ryder Integrated Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ryder Systems, Inc. During his six-year tenure at Ryder, the company grew from $400 million in annual revenue to more than $2 billion.

Richard Metzler, Chief Commercial Officer
In 2005, Mr. Metzler was named Marketer of the Year by both B2B Magazine and the Transportation Marketing and Communications Association. He joined Greatwide Logistics Services with more than 25 years transportation and logistics experience with such companies as Federal Express Corporation, APL Logistics, GE Capital/TIP and DHL. He was previously Executive Vice President of Marketing for DHL, where he re-launched that company’s branding for the United States. He also oversaw all DHL marketing activities throughout The Americas, including advertising, customer acquisition and retention, pricing and market research. He was also responsible for DHL Canada, DHL Logistics and DHL Same Day Services.





WHAT SERVICES AND CAPABILITIES DOES GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES OFFER?



HOW AND/OR WHEN WAS THE COMPANY FORMED AND WHO ARE THE SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES OF GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES?



WHO AND/OR WHAT KIND OF CLIENTS DOES GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES WORK WITH?



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