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Global Insight's Trade and Transportation Group Names New Senior Executives
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Waltham, MA, 30 June 2008 - Global Insight, the world's leading company for economic and financial analysis and forecasting, has just announced three new appointments to its senior Trade and Transportation management staff. These appointments include new responsibilities for a senior manager, and two new hires who are experienced transportation industry executives.
Paul Bingham, who has been a valued member of the Trade and Transportation Group since 1999, has been named managing director of World Trade and Transportation Markets for Global Insight's Trade and Transportation Group. In his new role, Bingham will be responsible for all international products and consulting capabilities. Paul has over 25 years of experience managing and performing freight transportation and international trade analyses. In addition, he has also led transportation and infrastructure study projects for a significant number of public- and private-sector clients.
Bingham has been involved with the development of Global Insight's World Trade Service, the European Inland Trade Monitor, and the monthly Port Tracker newsletter. Bingham will apply his extensive knowledge of international trade and maritime transportation issues to help clients solve transportation-related business problems.
Charles Clowdis has been named managing director of North American Markets for Global Insight's Trade and Transportation Group. Clowdis will be responsible for Global Insight's U.S. and Canadian products and consulting capabilities. He has extensive experience in transportation, logistics, motor-carrier transportation, fleet operations, and supply-chain design and management.
Prior to joining Global Insight, Clowdis served as vice president of marketing at TRANSCON, Inc. and vice president of TNT North America. He also held executive positions at Sun (Oil) Carriers, Inc. and the Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. He established an independent consulting practice in 1988, and has served as executive consultant to Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG, and Cap Gemini.
Scott Sigman has been named a principal of Trade and Transportation Consulting. Sigman will undertake projects related to shipping operations and will assist public- and private-sector clients in the development of policy, strategy, and market analysis.
Prior to joining Global Insight, Sigman was a director of business development for Vanguard Services, Inc., a fleet and logistics employee leasing company. He was also the senior intermodal director, as well as chief planning and business development officer, for the Ports of Indiana. Prior to this, he worked for Transamerica Leasing, Inc. and P&O Nedloyd.
Ben Hackett, who recently retired from his position in Global Insight's Trade and Transportation Group, has been named as an executive consultant. He will continue to play a key role in the production of Global Insight's World Trade forecast. With his extensive maritime experience, Hackett will also handle business development for Global Insight's trade and transportation work in Europe and Asia.
Contacts:
Chris Holling, Ex Mg Dir, Global Insight Trade & Transportation
416.682.7303 (chris.holling@globalinsight.com)
Jim Dorsey, Sr. Manager, Global Insight Media Relations
781.301.9069, (jim.dorsey@globalinsight.com)
About Global Insight
Global Insight, Inc. (http://www.globalinsight.com/) is a privately held company that brought together the two most respected economic information companies in the world, DRI and WEFA. Global Insight provides the most comprehensive economic and financial information available on countries, regions and industries, using a unique combination of expertise, models, data and software within a common analytical framework to support planning and decision-making. Through the world's first same-day analysis and risk assessment service, Global Insight provides immediate insightful analysis of market conditions and key events around the world, covering economic, political, and operational factors. The company has over 3,800 clients in industry, finance, and government with revenues in excess of $105 million, over 675 employees and 25 offices in 14 countries covering North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
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