Strengthened leadership team will lead company to “new heights” says CEO Chris Cole
Thursday, January 14, 2010
(Cincinnati) Intelligrated®, a leading American-owned automated material handling solution provider, announces two new appointments to its leadership team. Edward Puisis (Pwe-sys) joins the company as chief financial officer and executive vice president, and Jim Sharp is promoted to executive vice president.
Puisis and Sharp will report directly to Chris Cole, CEO, Intelligrated, joining Jim McCarthy, president and COO and Steve Ackerman, executive vice president, on the executive committee. Directly reporting to Puisis will be Mark Tefend, general counsel and vice president, legal & human resources, Bryan Jones, vice president and corporate controller and Steve Crone, chief information officer.
“We see these appointments as a strategic step toward positioning Intelligrated as the leader in the industry,” said Chris Cole, CEO, Intelligrated. “A commitment to investing in our leadership allows us to build a strong foundation for the long-term growth of the company, with a goal of supporting our customer relationships through communication and innovation.”
As CFO and EVP, Puisis’ responsibilities include oversight of Intelligrated’s finance, human resources, information technology and procurement departments. He will maximize current relationships with commercial and investment banking and capital markets. With over 24 years of experience at both corporate and small entrepreneurial businesses, Puisis most recently managed financial operations for Dayton Superior Corporation. He joins Intelligrated with a B.S. degree from Lewis University and an MBA from DePaul University.
New EVP Sharp will oversee the implementation of the synergy plan developed following Intelligrated's acquisition of FKI Logistex® in June 2009. Sharp will direct the progress, budgets and implementation associated with the company’s integration efforts. Since 2002, Sharp served as vice president, finance and CFO of Intelligrated and previously held various accounting and financial positions at the executive level with material handling solutions providers Pinnacle Automation® and Alvey®. Sharp graduated from Southern Illinois University with a B.S. degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Missouri.
About Intelligrated
Intelligrated® (www.intelligrated.com) is a leading American-owned, single-point provider of automated material handling solutions with operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Intelligrated designs, manufactures and installs complete material handling automation solutions, including IntelliSort® line sortation systems, Crisplant® tilt-tray and cross-belt sortation systems, conveyor systems, Alvey® palletizers and robotics, Real Time Solutions® order fulfillment systems, warehouse control software and advanced machine controls—all supported by 24x7 Customer Service and Support.
Serving the warehousing, distribution, consumer product manufacturing, postal and parcel markets, Intelligrated collaborates closely with its clients to develop productivity solutions and responds to their needs throughout the life of their material handling systems.
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For more information please contact:
Emily Smith
(513) 881-5239
emily.smith@intelligrated.com
Samantha Devine
(919) 945-0566
samantha@koroberi.com
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