WFLO elects chairman, officers
Fabio Fonseca (Friozem Armazens Frigorificos Ltda., Jandira, São Paulo, Brazil) was named the 2016-2017 chairman of the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO) Board of Governors on April 19. As the new chairman, Fonseca plans to focus on expanding the reach of the organization and building up the international presence of WFLO.
The WFLO is the research and education arm of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) and dedicates itself to the development of the world’s food systems, specifically in relation to the safe, efficient, and reliable movement of perishable products to the global community.
Other new WFLO officers elected were Vice Chairman Nick Pedneault (Congebec Logistics, Québec City, Québec, Canada), and Treasurer Paul Henningsen (Henningsen Cold Storage, Hillsboro, Oregon, United States).
New board members elected to serve three-year terms on the WFLO board include: Brian Kyle (Burris Logistics, Lakeland, Florida), Kirk Peterson (Unisea Cold Storage, Redmond, Washington) and Naudé Rademan (CCS Logistics, Cape Town, South Africa). Steve Tippmann (Interstate Warehousing, Fort Wayne, Indiana) was re-elected to serve another three-year term as an WFLO board member.
Michael Jahncke (Virginia Tech, Hampton, Virginia) was re-elected to another three-year term as the Scientific Advisory Council’s representative on the WFLO board.
New officers and board members of WFLO were named during a general session at the annual 125th IARW-WFLO Convention, April 16-19 in Las Vegas.
