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| Jim Powers Named Senior Vice President of Corporate Business Development for UniGroup, Inc.
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 Jim Powers has taken on the additional role of Senior Vice President of Corporate Business Development for UniGroup, Inc., the parent company of United Van Lines and other transportation-related companies. Powers currently serves as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and has operating responsibility for Total Transportation Services, UniGroup’s leasing company. He will continue in these roles in addition to his new responsibility. The announcement was made by Richard H. McClure, president of UniGroup.
In his new capacity, Powers will work with business unit leaders to head UniGroup's efforts to identify, evaluate and develop new corporate-level business opportunities for the UniGroup subsidiaries and will implement UniGroup's strategic move into adjacent markets.
Powers joined UniGroup in 2001 as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he served in progressively responsible positions for more than 20 years at large multi-national corporate organizations, including Viasystems Group, Crain Industries, Berg Electronics, Moog Automotive, and Arthur Andersen.
Powers holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Mo., and is a Certified Public Accountant.
UniGroup, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest privately owned transportation companies. Its world headquarters offices are located in Fenton, Mo.
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