 Pictured
at the 2014 EMO Trans Annual Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, (L to R)—
Tom Harlin, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President; Sven
Frigger, Director Compliance and Advisory Board Representative; Karin
Frigger; Jo Frigger, Chairman; Jennifer Frigger-Latham Vice President,
Sales & Marketing and member Board of Directors; and Marco Rohrer,
President and CEO EMO Trans.
The meteoric growth of
EMO Trans has continued unabated since it launched in 1965, and now, fifty
years later, many of the employees who helped ensure its success will
be leaping forward within the company.
On January 1, 2015, Jo Frigger effectively
transferred his role as CEO to current Presdent Maro Rohrer, who will
now assume the title of President and CEO.
“Since taking on the role of President
in 2013, Marco has demonstrated a remarkable energy and unwavering drive
to lead this company forward with a steady hand and resolute determination,”
Jo Frigger says.
“Having Marco assume the CEO role
will not change day-to-day operations and only serve to further strengthen
customer focus,”he added.
Mr. Frigger will continue to serve as Chairman
of EMO Trans, focusing on strategic global development and delivering
greater global visibility to customers.
Vice President – Sales and Marketing,
Jenni Frigger-Latham, a staple at EMO Trans, is now a member of the Board
of Directors.
Responsible for furthering growth at home
and overseas, Frigger-Latham is also juggling board membership in the
Air Forwarders Association.
 CFO
Tom Harlin is now also the executive vice president, expanding his responsibilities
to include EMO Trans’ investments abroad.
The Southeast Region’s Peter Crooks
(right) was promoted to vice president, whose expanded responsibilities
will now include a new Advisory Board of representatives from key departments
within the company.
Director of Compliance Sven Frigger will
serve as a representative on the Advisory Board, responsible for ensuring
conformity with rules and regulations.
“We have created this group to ensure
that the ideas and concerns of all offices, down to the grass roots level,
will be properly recognized and addressed by the Board of Directors,”
says Jo Frigger.
With an interest in further developing EMO
Trans’ presence in the Midwest Region, Uwe Kaeding (left) has been
promoted to vice president, with additional responsibilities for the West
Coast.
“Uwe has shown his skill in successfully
growing the offices in the Midwest, and we are confident that under his
guidance, the West Coast offices will expand and continue to thrive,”
Mr. Frigger assures.
Lastly, a new EMO Trans convert, Donna Landeck
will head the Human Resources department to help manage EMO’s expanding
workforce.
“In keeping with our deep-rooted culture
of Success by Performance, all of the appointees, with the exception of
Donna, are long term members of the EMO Trans group.
“They satisfy my utmost concern that
our culture, spirit, and open management style of mutual trust and respect
will be maintained and nurtured,” Jo Frigger said.
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