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CWI Logistics Promotes Sarah Latimer to Vice President of Administration

CWI Logistics, a provider of an array of 3rd party logistics services across warehousing, cold storage, transportation and packaging, today announced the promotion of Sarah Latimer to Vice President of Administration.

CWI Logistics Promotes Sarah Latimer to Vice President of Administration

CWI Logistics, a provider of an array of 3rd party logistics services across warehousing, cold storage, transportation and packaging, today announced the promotion of Sarah Latimer to Vice President of Administration. She will have the primary responsibility for talent recruitment, development and retention along with information technology, company payroll and procurement.

"Sarah has been a critical part of our company's success and rapid growth since her arrival, and we are thrilled to promote her to this important position," said Kevin Margeson, President of CWI Logistics.


Ms. Latimer joined the company in 2013 as Director of Administration where she took on a broad set of responsibilities including, but not limited to, HR, IT, compliance, procurement, safety, billing and customer service. Ms. Latimer was previously a supply chain consultant focused on systems integration and operational process improvement.

Ms. Latimer is a graduate of Baylor University where she earned an MBA in Business Administration. She has more than twenty (25) years of experience in the 3rd party warehousing and logistics industry, most prominently in general management and operational support roles.

About CWI Logistics
A Family owned and operated business since 1966, CWI Logistics plays a key role within its largely asset-based network of fifteen (15) facilities totaling in excess of 60mm cubic feet of multi-temperature space. Located in Florida and Connecticut CWI delivers its customers a comprehensive suite of specialty logistics solutions. The company provides cold storage and ambient warehousing and distribution, contract operations, 48 state brokerage services via its subsidiary CWI Transportation, value-added packaging, and trade management tools and data from a single trusted source. For more information, visit www.cwi-logistics.com.

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