Yandell Companies announces that Rick Moradian has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Moradian is a global supply chain executive, with 30+ years of leadership expertise in domestic and international transportation, warehousing, e-commerce, and fulfillment services.   Most recently, Mr. Moradian was the CEO of Unity Express Logistics, a time and temperature critical last-mile delivery company specializing in the pharmaceutical, medicine, and e-commerce sectors, and Wineshipping, the leading provider of direct-to-consumer fulfillment services to the wine industry. In addition, Mr. Moradian served as the CEO of Fleetgistics, the CEO of ServiceCraft Logistics, and the President of APL Logistics for Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.  Mr. Moradian has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Oxford University. “As the CEO of Yandell Companies, I am delighted to lead its distinctive structure and culture,” s

Afternoon Brief, October 13th

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium will open its registration and housing on Tuesday, October 17, at 9 a.m. PDT...

Afternoon Brief, October 11th

New Study Finds That Warm Summers and Wet Winters Yield Better Wine Vintages: A research study led by the University of Oxford has found that weather plays an important role in determining wine quality...

Saxco, the award winning and leading North American value-added distributor of packaging solutions to the wine, spirits, beer and food markets, announced today that Tim Nugent has been named the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Nugent, who most recently served as Executive Director of Finance at Baker Hughes, brings to this role a broad range of financial and strategic planning experience including his many years at General Electric. “We are very fortunate and excited to have Tim join the Saxco team as our new CFO,” said John (JB) Berry, Chief Executive Officer at Saxco. “Tim brings extensive experience in leading businesses through evolutions, a passion for excellence and a focus on leadership and talent development. I am looking forward to working alongside Tim as we continue the journey to transform our business.” Nugent comes to Saxco from Baker Hughes where he helped to lead the international oil and gas field services company through signifi