IARW elects new officers, among other industry management changes
ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS: International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW), a unit of the Global Cold Chain Alliance, Alexandria, Va. Eben James, chief executive officer of Trenton Cold Storage, was elected as the 2016-2017 chairman of the board of directors, focusing on expanding the reach of the organization and building awareness for IARW members as not just third-party logistics providers, but also as top experts in the cold chain. Other new IARW officers elected for the coming year include vice chairman David O'Brien (Doboy Cold Stores), and treasurer Doug Harrison (VersaCold Logistics Services). Newly elected directors-at-large to serve 3-year terms are Mauricio Barrera (Basal Almacenamiento y Logistica), Jason Dreisbach (Dreisbach Enterprises, Inc.), Manuel Kabana (Frio Puerto Valencia), Clement Lam (Swire Pacific Cold Storage) and Kevin Margeson (Commercial Warehousing, Inc.). Jason Lafferty (SnoTemp Cold Storage) and Anthony Leo (RLS Logistics) were elected as new North American Chapter representatives.
Cheese Importers Association of America, Washington, D.C.
Newly elected officers for the 2016-2018 term include president Kenneth Olsson, A.V. Olsson Trading Co.; first vice president Phil Marfuggi, The Ambriola Co., Inc.; second vice president Daniel Schnyder, Emmi Roth USA; treasurer Ralph Hoffman, Arthur Schuman, Inc.; and secretary Iarlaith Smyth, Ornua North America. Directors elected to a 3-year term include Tom Druhot, Gourmet Foods International; Phil Musco, Musco Food Corp.; Ryan Pietz, Schreiber Foods; Ken Preus, Global Sales and Marketing, LLC; and Marilyn Levinsohn, Saputo Cheese USA. Bill Stephenson, DPI Specialty Foods, was elected to a 2-year term.