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Weber Distribution Hires Seasoned Logistics and Freight Sales Staff

SANTA FE SPRINGS, California - Weber Distribution, a leading third party logistics and supply chain management provider for more than 85 years, announced today that it has hired Chuck Mikel as freight services manager, sales and Ryan Brower as logistics manager, sales, effective immediately.

Mikel is responsible for growth of all transportation modes and markets currently being serviced by Weber with primary focus on its Transportation Services operation. Chuck spent 21 years with Roadway Express where he held various positions including Director, Business Development, District Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager and Strategic Account Sales over his 21 year career.. Most recently, he worked for CH Robinson as a Key Account Business Development Manger prior coming on board with Weber Distribution.

Mikel over his many years in transportation and logistics has managed a variety of accounts including Coors Brewing Company, Toyota, Mattel, Fisher Price and Mission Foods to name a few. He spearheaded several key projects for Roadway's Brand recognition in Hawaii, growing its market share by 71% over a 3 year period as well as a "Last Mile Delivery" campaign for James Hardie Corporation to the North American Home Depot stores.

Brower's responsibilities include sales of Weber's drayage, intermodal and transload product lines, as well as maintaining the needs of its current client base. He comes to Weber from Bridge Terminal Transport, the world's largest marine drayage company, where he was sales manager for the Pacific Southwest region. Some of his accounts included DOLE , Porteous Fasteners, DOW Chemicals, Sony, Office Max, Dollar Tree, Michaels, Red Bull, ICON Health and Fitness, Chrysler, and BMW, to name a few. He was also involved with terminal management of 37 nationwide container yards including storage and interchanges with cargo owners, NVOCCs, rail companies and steamship lines.

Prior to that, Brower worked as import sales manager for Hapag Lloyd America; import sales assistant manager for Evergreen America Corp; Lloyd Triestino of America as import/export sales assistant manager and export sales representative. Brower holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Irvine.

About Weber Distribution
Based in Los Angeles, Weber Distribution has evolved into a nationwide provider of logistics solutions. Weber's expertise includes non-asset freight management, asset-based LTL and TL services, including temperature-controlled, dedicated and shared warehousing, distribution, cross-docking/pool distribution, transloading, network optimization modeling and analysis, retail compliance, order fulfillment, material handling, supply chain management, real estate development, and personnel staffing.

Weber specializes in providing its clients with unique logistics solutions primarily to:

• Import
• Retail
• Food & Beverage
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Chemical/Specialty Products
• Paper

Weber serves many well-known and respected companies such as Wal-Mart, Target, Safeway, General Mills, Hershey, Nestlé, Applica Consumer Products, California Innovations, Scholastic Books and PPG Industries. As a result of its on-going innovation, experience and dedication, Weber has been the recipient of numerous industry awards, including:

• 100 Great Supply Chain Partners
• Inbound Logistics' Top 100 3PLs
• Logistics Management's Top 50 3PLs
• The Los Angeles Business Journal's Top 100 Privately-Held Companies
• Food Logistics Magazine's Top 70 3PLs
• Food Logistics Magazine's FL100 listing of the top technology solution and service providers to the food industry.

For more information about Weber Distribution and its services, please call 877-624-2700 or visit www.weberdistribution.com.