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DUNAVANT WELCOMES TWO
LOGISTICS INDUSTRY VETERANS
AS ITS NEWEST DIRECTORS
OF MARKETING & BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT.
Jim Lange brings over 25 years of
experience in third-party logistics
and commercial agriculture
business and operations, most
recently as a Senior Vice President
of Logistics at Farm Source
International. At Dunavant, Jim
will be responsible for expanding
all of the company’s logistics and
supply chain management
activities throughout the
Southwestern United States,
California and the Pacific Northwest with particular focus on the
growing international demand for agriculture commodities. He will
be based in Gilbert, Arizona.
Bethany Coots gained her first
experience in the industry at Mallory
Alexander International Logistics.
Within five years, she had received
the organization’s coveted Annual “Big-
Red-Q” Award for Quality Service and
Operational Excellence. Bethany moved
to Houston in 2008 and joined the
warehousing and transportation team
at Gulf Winds International Inc. She
later joined The Noble Group in 2010, where she managed the U.S.
cotton freight for a $94 billion commodity trading company. Bethany
will be based at Dunavant Trans Gulf’s office in LaPorte, Texas.
TWO NEW POSITIONS AT
BANKS HARDWOODS
Banks Hardwoods is proud
to announce that Eric Wayne
is now serving as a Customer
Service Representative at their
Menomonie, Wisc. production
facility. Eric has been a member
of the Banks Hardwoods team
since 1999, and has worked
in a variety of production and
production management positions
at the Wisconsin yard.
Eric grew up in the hardwood industry, having worked at his family’s
hardwood sawmill and pallet manufacturing plant after graduating from
Menomonie High School. Just prior to joining Banks Hardwoods, Eric
graduated from the NHLA Inspector Training School in 1998.
Eric and his wife Trinity have a son, Peyton, and a daughter, Trysta. He
is a committed youth football coach in his community, and in his spare
time he enjoys hunting, riding ATVs, golfing and traveling.
Banks Hardwoods is pleased to
announce that Ruben Gonzalez
is now working in Quality
Control and Sales at the White
Pigeon, Mich. production facility.
Having previously worked
as an automotive mechanic,
Ruben has served in a variety
of rolls since joining the Banks
team in October of 2003.
After receiving his hardwood
inspector certification from the
NHLA Inspector Training School in 2005, Ruben has primarily graded
hardwood lumber at the White Pigeon facility.
Ruben and his wife, Crystal, have three children – Mariana, Ruben, and
Melony. In addition to taking classes in Communications at Ivy Tech
during his spare time, Ruben also enjoys spending time with his children,
listening to music, traveling, and playing Texas Hold ’Em.
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