Caldiero named MGM Transport's marketing VP
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, December 3, 2001
HIGH POINT — Sales veteran Michael Caldiero has joined MGM Transport in the newly created post of vice president of sales and marketing.
Separately, the company also said it will replace its 35-year-old distribution center in Totowa, N.J., with a new facility nearby that will offer improved functionality and efficiency and provide long-term cost savings.
Caldiero joins the furniture industry after 24 years with automotive industry supplier General Foam, which was recently acquired by Foamex. MGM is starting an aggressive sales initiative geared toward serving the home furnishings industry, said Edward Massood, president and chief operating officer.
"The economy is rough right now, so more than ever retailers and manufacturers need to know they've got the right transportation and logistics provider to give them the quality delivery, service and information they need to run their businesses well," he said.
Caldiero, based in Totowa, will direct MGM's sales and marketing efforts and manage the sales team nationwide. Massood said Caldiero is "detail-oriented, driven, aggressive and dedicated — just the qualities MGM needs to lead our expanding sales efforts."
The company also has promoted Tim Hylton to regional sales manager for the West Coast and named Melissa Jimenez West Coast account executive.
Helping to serve any new business will be the new distribution center, a 40,000-square-foot cross-dock terminal that will allow simultaneous handling of inbound and outbound shipments. Totowa will continue as the company's main terminal in the Northeast, serving as a hub for both domestic manufacturers and importers.
"The Port of Newark, just 20 miles away from Totowa, is one of the major import centers for the home furnishings industry," said Louis Massood, executive vice president.
He said the timetable for the new distribution center is contingent on finding a new tenant for the existing facility, but he expects it to be up and running late next year or early 2003.
As first reported in eDaily
