CFI, an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Mo., recently announced that Alex Verdin, Brian Matthews, Brad Church, Amalia Carrion and Tim Hughes have joined CFI as regional sales managers.
The company also announced that driver Stephan Kluge took top honors in the Sleeper Berth Class at the 2007 Missouri Motor Carriers Association Truck Driving Championships held in Joplin on June 8-9.
CFI also recently announced its monthly driver award recipients for May 2007.
Five new regional sales managers named
Recent promotions have opened up two new sales positions for Verdin and Matthews. Verdin has more than 18 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry with both U.S. and Mexican companies such as Roadway Express and Elola. Most recently, he has held the position of operations manager at CFI. Verdin will be based in Mexico City and will cover the Mexico City and state of Mexico territories.
In his five years with the company, Matthews has held positions as a management trainee, operations team leader and terminal manager in West Memphis, Ark., before assuming his current position. Matthews’ sales territory will cover eastern Arkansas, Mississippi, western and central Tennessee, and mid-Kentucky. He is based in Memphis, Tenn.
The recent retirement of 10-year CFI sales veteran Larry Saylor opened a position for Church to join the team. Beginning as a driver, Church has 13 years in the transportation industry, where he gained experience working in customer service, recruiting and sales management. Before joining CFI, Church worked for Gainey Transportation Services, USA Carriers and Priority Express. He will be based in Kansas City, Mo., and his sales territory will cover northwest Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas.
