Longistics Promotes H. Berry Petty, Jr. t5o Vice President, General Manager of Transportation

Petty to Oversee Global Logistics Company’s Transportation Division.

Research Triangle Park, NC, November 10, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Longistics, a full-service provider of global logistics solutions (http://www.longistics.com), has announced that H. Berry Petty, Jr. has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the company’s transportation division. As vice president and general manager of the transportation division, Petty will manage the division’s day-to-day operations and manage customer and vendor relations. Petty began working at Longistics in 1998 and previously served as a controller. A certified public accountant, Petty has served in controller and vice president of finance positions for the past 26 years.

Quotes:
“Berry is a great asset to the Longistics leadership team,” said Pat Long, vice chairman and co-founder of Longistics. “His accounting experience and tenure with our company will greatly benefit our blossoming transportation division.”

Details:
- Petty graduated from N.C. State University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, later earning his CPA certificate.

- Petty belongs to the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Trucking Association.

- A native of Pittsboro, N.C., Petty lives in Raleigh, N.C. with his wife Frankie.

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 pharmaceutical 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 zone 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
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