PHILADELPHIA, December 8, 2005 – BDP International, a leading privately held global logistics and transportation management company, has named Michael Loup chief information officer. Reporting to BDP President Richard J. Bolte, Jr., Loup will be responsible for global strategy, planning and operation of the company’s information systems and technology development activities.

Loup brings to BDP more than 20 years of experience in enterprise technology, business consulting and international trade logistics. He joins BDP from its Houston, Tex.-based Elite Group subsidiary, where he was executive vice president responsible for global strategy, e-business initiatives and strategic account management. Previously, Loup was executive vice president of another Houston-based enterprise, Penta, Inc., a software consulting firm he helped found and whose proprietary audit and security software he co-authored.

“Michael’s qualifications as a strategist and his extensive experience in building companies that provide business solutions through information technology match up well with BDP’s goals and our Xpedion operating system migration, to integrate decision-support visibility for customers globally,” said BDP’s Bolte in announcing the appointment.

For further information, contact Arnie Bornstein, Director – Marketing & Corporate Communications, BDP International, Inc., 510 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Phone: 215-629-8493. E-mail: abornstein@bdpnet.com.


About BDP
BDP International is one of the leading privately held freight logistics / transportation management firms based in the U.S. It operates freight logistics centers in more than 20 cities throughout North America and a network of subsidiaries, joint ventures and strategic partnerships in 113 countries. The company serves more than 4,000 customers worldwide. Clients include Bayer, Cargill, Conoco Phillips, DuPont, Heineken USA, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Marks & Spencer, Osram Sylvania, Revlon, Rohm & Haas, Trek Bicycle, Wacker, and others. BDP provides a range of services, including ocean, air and ground transportation; lead logistics process analysis, design and management; export freight forwarding; import customs brokerage and regulatory compliance; project and energy logistics; warehousing/consolidation/ distribution; and Internet shipping transaction/tracking management systems. For more information visit: www.bdpinternational.com