Rick began his career in the transportation industry in 1977, as a commissioned salesperson for a Mayflower Van Lines agent in New Hampshire, primarily selling household relocation services. During his tenure there, he learned how critical it was to develop long term relationships with customers by striving to meet all their transportation needs. As a result of his diligent efforts, he quickly grew to become one of Mayflower´s top sales producers in the country. In 1989, he decided to relocate to a warmer climate, and joined Atlantic NorthAmerican in their Phoenix, Arizona branch. While working at Atlantic, he expanded his experience to include High Value Products distribution activity. Taking on this additional type of service, enabled him to offer a wider variety of services to his customers. In 1996, he decided to start his own company, and opened up Champagne Logistics. Since then, Champagne Logistics has risen to be one of STI´s (formerly northAmerican Logistics) top producing agents with their headquarters in Tempe, Arizona and full service operations in Boston, Massachusetts, Houston, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina.

As president of Champagne Logistics, Rick sets the standards by which his company operates. His unyielding commitment to quality and customer service transcends through the organization, making Champagne Logistics, a truly customer focused company.

Chris Bozer began his career with Atlantic North American in 1996 as a commissioned salesperson. In 1997, he joined Champagne North American as General Manager. During his first year at Champagne North American, the company achieved a ranking amongst the top ten largest agents within North American Van Lines High Value Products division. Chris is actively involved in the daily operations of all Champagne Logistics locations and is primarily responsible for Finance & Accounting and managing the Customer Service Team. His philosophy is simple, "do it right for our customers, the first time and every time".

Dan has been with Champagne Logistics since April 2002. As the COO, he has been involved in developing Operations, Sales, and the IT infrastructure of Champagne Logistics, catering to the Supply Chain Management of High Value Product customers.

Previous to this position, Dan spent 14 years at EMC Corporation in Finance, Sales, and Worldwide Distribution. While at EMC Corporation, Dan lead an international team that implemented the Oracle distribution modules and designed worldwide business practices. His experience includes strategies for vendor managed inventories, hub distribution, merge in transit, inventory management and control, and product lifecycle and reuse.

Dan is a graduate of Bentley College with a BS in Finance.

Dave joined Champagne Logistics in August of 2004 as Vice President of Business Development. He comes to the company with an extensive background in all aspects of Business Development in the Transportation and Logistics industry. He spent 17 years with northAmerican Van Lines in a number of key roles with the most recent being Vice President of Business Development for the Logistics division. He is a graduate of the University of Texas with a BS in Management.

Dave´s business philosophy is very simple, "strive to develop a lifetime relationship with customers". He and his business development team are focused on achieving that objective by making sure that they add value for their customers in the services they provide.

Tom Duplessis joined Champagne Logistics in April of 2005 as Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining Champagne Logistics, he spent five years working for Laidlaw Transportation as an Accounting Manager until 2000, when he joined the New Boston Fund, Inc. as a Senior Analyst working in the Commercial Real Estate Investments group. Tom is a graduate of North Adams State with a BS in Finance. Tom is based in our Boston, MA branch and has overall responsibility for all accounting, banking and finance functions at Champagne Logistics.

Chad joined Champagne Logistics in April of 2006 as the General Manager for our corporate office in Tempe Arizona. Chad started his career in Transportation and Logistics in 1990 with Direct Transit, Inc. Chad has served in a variety of roles in both Accounting and Operations. Chad most recently managed four High Value Products Distribution Facilities in Phoenix Arizona for North American Van Lines. Chad also served in the U.S. Army for eight years culminating as a Platoon Sergeant. He trained in and conducted combat operations in several locations throughout the world. Upon completion of his military service, Chad was awarded the "Meritorious Service Medal" for all of his accomplishments. His philosophy is simple, "there is no substitute for operational excellence."

Sean Mawn joined Champagne Logistics in September of 2003 as Manager of the Office & Industrial Division. Sean began his transportation career with North American Van Lines in 1992 at the Boston Distribution Center. Sean´s primary responsibilities are managing Champagne Logistics Office and Industrial Division, along with new customer development. Sean is also actively involved with the day to day operation of Champagne Logistics Massachusetts facility. Sean´s team has been successful in managing corporate relocations for numerous fortune 500 companies on both a local and national scale basis. His philosophy is simple, "do whatever it takes to please the customer".

Bill Cumings began his career with Champagne Logistics in September of 2004 working in local operations and airfreight. He has 8 years of previous experience in transportation operations management and customer service. Bill now heads up the airfreight department for Champagne and is aspiring to grow and develop this area of our business. Bill believes in efficiency through organization, attention to detail, and being proactive.

Tammy began her career in the logistics in 1984, working in a variety of capacities ranging from customer service, fleet management and business development since then. Currently, she manages the customer service team for the Phoenix branch which includes managing our largest customer, EMC, and their finished goods distribution. She has managed large customer programs such as IBM, Intel and Honeywell during her career and enjoys the challenge of providing a consistent, quality of service on every transaction we handle for her customers.

Trisha Kutach began her career in the transportation industry in 1992 with a Bekins Van Lines agency. In 1996, she joined NorthAmerican Van Lines working in the High Value Products Division for a local Houston based agent. Trisha joined Champagne Logistics´ team in March, 2005 as the Manager of Logistics Coordinators in the Houston office. Trisha´s philosophy is "treat each customer like they are the only customer you have."

Trisha likes to focus her team on building lasting relationships with our customers.