PHILADELPHIA, November 14, 2005 – Ronald Young has joined BDP International, a leading global logistics and transportation services firm, as vice president of its Latin America region. Based in the company's Miami office, he will be responsible for operations, strategic direction and business development in the region.
Young brings to BDP nearly 40 years of experience in international transportation, the last 17 of which he served as vice president of the Latin America region for Menlo Worldwide.
He joined Menlo, formerly Emery Worldwide, in 1982 as sales manager for Canada in the company's Toronto office, and was subsequently appointed general manager for its Western region in Los Angeles.
Young started his career with Air Canada in Toronto, holding various management positions until he was promoted to agency and interline sales manager. He also served as vice president of sales for Chartermasters Inc., also in Toronto, and as director of cargo for Eastern Provincial Airways in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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
