Material handling industry veteran, George Parr, to focus on key corporate accounts
(Cincinnati, OH: March 18, 2004) FKI Logistex® Automation Division announces the hiring of George Parr as national accounts manager, east coast, for its Custom Engineered Systems (CES) group. The CES group serves the material handling needs of heavy industries, such as steel, automotive, and rail transport. Parr, who is based in Lancaster, PA, will be responsible for key corporate system sales along the eastern seaboard.Parr began his material handling career after graduating from Villanova University with a BS in mechanical engineering. In 1968, he joined Lamson Corp.
(now Lambert Material Handling), a conveyor and pneumatic tube system manufacturer, as an engineer and was later promoted to district sales manager.Parr, who has more than 25 years in the material handling industry, worked in subsequent positions in sales and account management for Buschman and Mathews Conveyor (both now part of FKI Logistex) and Rapistan (now Siemens Dematic).
He was also a partner in a material handling company specializing in pneumatic tube systems for hospitals.In his new position, Parr will report to Dick Montague, director of industrial sales, FKI Logistex Automation Division.Parr is married with three children.For more information, please contact Hayden "Chuck" Waddle, vice president of sales and marketing, FKI Logistex Automation Division, by phone at (859) 236-9400 or by e-mail at [email protected].
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About FKI Logistex Automation Division
FKI Logistex® Automation Division is a leading designer and supplier of material handling systems for distribution center operations. From conveying to sortation, cross-docking and order-fulfillment equipment, software and controls, FKI Logistex Automation Division distribution center solutions are designed to reliably perform for decades while optimizing material flow today. With the industry's most diverse base of development and application experience, FKI Logistex Automation Division offers its customers project installation, training, as well as ongoing service and support. FKI Logistex Automation Division is located at 10045 International Blvd., Cincinnati, OH 45246.
For sales and marketing information, contact John Kuhn, manager of product management, by phone at (513) 881-5106. Visit FKI Logistex Automation Division on the web at www.fkilogistex.com/automation .
About FKI Logistex
FKI Logistex® ( www.fkilogistex.com ) is a leading supplier of integrated material handling solutions for distribution, baggage handling, freight, parcel, and manufacturing applications. FKI Logistex supplies its customers with an integrated set of leading edge technologies in high-speed sortation, conveyor systems, carousels, palletizing, paperless pick products, AS/RS, controls, order processing software, warehouse control systems, and total materials handling automation.