Lou Tapper of Longistics to Speak at Foreign Trade Zone Seminars
Longistics Vice President of Global Business Development to Discuss Benefits of Utilizing FTZs
Research Triangle Park, NC, October 20, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Lou Tapper, vice president of global business development for Longistics, a full-service provider of global logistics solutions (http://www.longistics.com), will speak at two upcoming daylong seminars in North Carolina discussing the benefits for businesses utilizing Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs). Each seminar will run from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct 19 at Composite Center of Excellence at the Global TransPark, Room 148, located at 3800 Hwy. 58 North in Kinston, and on Wednesday, Oct 20 at Edgecombe Community College, Fleming Building, Room 152, located at 2009 W. Wilson St. in Tarboro. Tapper has nearly 20 years of experience in transportation and logistics sales. He will be joined by other experts in the field for the seminars.
Quotes:
“I am honored to be speaking at the FTZ seminars this month,” said Tapper. “This is a great opportunity for me to explain how FTZs can help U.S. companies expand into global markets and also how Longistics manages FTZs to optimize customers supply chains and reduce operating costs.”
New Media:
Foreign Trade Zone podcast with Lou Tapper
http://www.longistics.com/blog/2010/08/26/ftz-lou-tapper/
Details:
- NC Global TransPark (http://www.ncgtp.com) will host the seminars.
- Other speakers will include: Trey Boring, senior vice president with IMS Worldwide; Karen Fox, director of customer service and internal sales for the NC State Ports Authority; and Richard Bass, sales and marketing manager for Kanban Logistics.
- To register online for the seminars, visit http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e30cm6scdbece5e8&llr=7qgbvycab.
- For more information, contact Alanna King at the NC Global TransPark at aking@ncgtp.com or call (252) 522-4929.
About Lou Tapper:
Lou Tapper is Vice President of Global Business Development at Longistics, where he is responsible for creating, implementing and managing the global marketing and sales strategy for Longistics as the company continues to expand into emerging markets around the world. These duties include promoting Longistics’ FTZs in Research Triangle Park and the Global TransPark in Kinston and marketing the competitive advantages available to companies engaged in manufacturing or global trade that employ the FTZs as part of their business. Prior to joining Longistics in July 2010, he served as the District Sales Manager at FedEx Services in Raleigh, N.C. for more than 10 years. At FedEx, he was responsible for 10 direct reports and more than $120 million in revenue. Tapper was a member of the FedEx Division Leadership Team and served as DSM mentor for the Mid-Atlantic Region. His professional affiliations include Global Logistics, a worldwide gateway of industry professionals that network with other global logistics executives from around the world. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a minor in business administration from the University of Michigan.
About Longistics:
Located in Research Triangle Park, N.C., Longistics is a full-service provider of global logistics solutions that specializes in cold-chain logistical support and problem solving services for a broad range of manufacturers and distributors of high value, high security products. A leading provider of third-party logistics, Longistics has a worldwide reach and growing presence in China, and other emerging markets around the world. Longistics provides transportation, warehousing and Foreign Trade Zone management operations at FTZ 214, located in the Global TransPark, and FTZ 93, located adjacent to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Capabilities include: supply chain studies, vendor managed inventories, transportation, technology, infrastructure, FTZ operations, domestic warehousing services, order fulfillment, kitting and sub-assembly, and value-added programs. For more information, visit http://www.longistics.com.
Jake Potter
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
jake@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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Quotes:
“I am honored to be speaking at the FTZ seminars this month,” said Tapper. “This is a great opportunity for me to explain how FTZs can help U.S. companies expand into global markets and also how Longistics manages FTZs to optimize customers supply chains and reduce operating costs.”
New Media:
Foreign Trade Zone podcast with Lou Tapper
http://www.longistics.com/blog/2010/08/26/ftz-lou-tapper/
Details:
- NC Global TransPark (http://www.ncgtp.com) will host the seminars.
- Other speakers will include: Trey Boring, senior vice president with IMS Worldwide; Karen Fox, director of customer service and internal sales for the NC State Ports Authority; and Richard Bass, sales and marketing manager for Kanban Logistics.
- To register online for the seminars, visit http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e30cm6scdbece5e8&llr=7qgbvycab.
- For more information, contact Alanna King at the NC Global TransPark at aking@ncgtp.com or call (252) 522-4929.
About Lou Tapper:
Lou Tapper is Vice President of Global Business Development at Longistics, where he is responsible for creating, implementing and managing the global marketing and sales strategy for Longistics as the company continues to expand into emerging markets around the world. These duties include promoting Longistics’ FTZs in Research Triangle Park and the Global TransPark in Kinston and marketing the competitive advantages available to companies engaged in manufacturing or global trade that employ the FTZs as part of their business. Prior to joining Longistics in July 2010, he served as the District Sales Manager at FedEx Services in Raleigh, N.C. for more than 10 years. At FedEx, he was responsible for 10 direct reports and more than $120 million in revenue. Tapper was a member of the FedEx Division Leadership Team and served as DSM mentor for the Mid-Atlantic Region. His professional affiliations include Global Logistics, a worldwide gateway of industry professionals that network with other global logistics executives from around the world. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a minor in business administration from the University of Michigan.
About Longistics:
Located in Research Triangle Park, N.C., Longistics is a full-service provider of global logistics solutions that specializes in cold-chain logistical support and problem solving services for a broad range of manufacturers and distributors of high value, high security products. A leading provider of third-party logistics, Longistics has a worldwide reach and growing presence in China, and other emerging markets around the world. Longistics provides transportation, warehousing and Foreign Trade Zone management operations at FTZ 214, located in the Global TransPark, and FTZ 93, located adjacent to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Capabilities include: supply chain studies, vendor managed inventories, transportation, technology, infrastructure, FTZ operations, domestic warehousing services, order fulfillment, kitting and sub-assembly, and value-added programs. For more information, visit http://www.longistics.com.
Jake Potter
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
jake@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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