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News and InformationPersonnel Changes at AtlasMark SpiehlerAtlas Van Lines has named Mark Spiehler asSenior Vice President of Account/Agent/ClaimsServices. Mark brings 28 years of industryexperience, starting as a dispatcher withAtlas in 1982. He was with Atlas for six years,then returned to Atlas as Director of AgencyRecruitment in 1997. In 2003, Atlas promotedMark to Vice President of Customer Service.Brenda McCandlessAtlas is pleased to name Brenda McCandlessas Senior Director of Claims Services. Brendajoined Atlas in 1980 as a customer servicerepresentative. She advanced through theorganization as supervisor, manager, andJeffery SchimmelJeffery Schimmel is now Senior Director ofOperations for the Relocation Services Groupand Specialized Transportation Group. Jeffhas worked for Atlas since 1984, when hestarted as a dispatcher. Within two years, heearned a promotion to planner. In 1992, Jeffwas named manager of western operations.Michael SpearinAtlas Terminal Company welcomes MichaelSpearin as Director of Fleet Maintenance.In his new position, Mike oversees day-to-dayoperations of the fleet maintenance shop thatserves Atlas Van Lines and its agent network.A native of Boston, Mike graduated fromthe Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology,where he studied industrial and commercial38 Atlas Amplifier • Winter 2009 Atlas WorldHe soon moved into the role of Vice Presidentof Rating and Distribution Services. In 2008,he took added responsibility for customerrelationships, cargo claims and customerservice. In his new role, Mark leads the Atlasdepartments responsible for invoicing, ratingand distribution, sales and marketing, claims,and continuous improvement.director of the customer service and claimsdepartment. In her new role, Brenda overseesall claims services associated with interstaterelocations as well as specialized claims handling.He was promoted again in 1995 to directorof the relocation services group for region II,which includes states in the South and West.In his new position, Jeff oversees daily businessoperations for both the household goods andspecialized transportation groups.electrical technology. He brings 14 yearsof experience in the fleet maintenanceindustry, most recently as shop foremanwith Freightliner-Western Star of Evansville.He has also worked for the MassachusettsBay Transportation Authority, BurkeDistributing Corp. and Colony InternationalTruck Center.Nelson WesterbergCompletes ATime-CriticalMove for ZurichAtlas Agent Nelson Westerberg (1505) recently completeda time-critical move of high-value equipment for Zurichin North America, a leading property and casualtyinsurance provider.Over the Labor Day weekend, the Nelson Westerbergteam relocated data servers from Baltimore, Maryland toZurich North America headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois.The equipment traveled on two tractor trailers with twooperators in each cab. As a fail-safe measure,In MemoriamRobert J. Boush Jr., 59, BoushMoving & Storage (0507) in Puyallup,Washington, passed away on March30. He was an owner, along with hiscousin, Carl, of Boush Moving &Storage, a business started by theirgrandfather in 1919.Bob had been active in thebusiness for over 39 years and tookgreat pride in it. In 1994, Boush Moving & Storage joined theAtlas agency family. The following year, the business doubledOMEGAWe mourn the passing of these Atlas family members andextend our heartfelt sympathy to their loved ones.Frank Iacovazzi, of American Moving Services (725) inDes Moines, Iowa – Monday, August 10.Gene Bowman, warehouse manager and operator withG & M Moving and Storage (1242) in Cincinnati, Ohio –July 27.a third truck followed with two operators. The relocationconcluded according to plan, and the servers were backonline Tuesday for the resumption of business afterthe holiday.“We were pleased to handle this important move forZurich,” says Nelson Westerberg Vice President and GeneralManager Tom Philbin. “We made sure their equipmentwas handled with utmost care and was in place when theyneeded it.”its COD booking volume and achieved a remarkable0.0 claims ratio.Bob had many friends in the Atlas family and lookedforward to seeing them each year at the convention.At the time of his passing, he was actively involved inday-to-day operations as vice president, and he handledall of the interstate estimating.Bob’s son, J.K., succeeds his father as vice president. Heis also survived by his wife, Jan, of Lake Tapps, Washington;daughter-in-law, Dixie Boush; and two grandchildren,plus one on the way.John Hicks, operator with DMS Moving Systems (800)in Canton, Michigan–June 26.Mike Golden, salesman for Appalachian Moving & Storage(237) in Bristol, Virginia – August 30.Jeff Williamson, van operator for A-1 Moving & Storage(0087) in Jupiter, Florida – August 21.Atlas Amplifier • Winter 2009 39