Executive Moves: Norfolk Southern, Inchcape, Llamasoft, Hanson Logistics and BSM

Norfolk Southern CIO and Inchcape CEO to retire, while Llamasoft picks up global sales VP, Hanson Logistics adds board members, and BSM names CFO.    Deborah H. Butler, executive vice president of planning and chief information officer of Norfolk Southern Corp., will retire, effective Oct. 1. Butler joined Norfolk Southern in 1978 as a customer account auditor. She served in positions of increasing responsibility in operations before being named assistant vice president transportation customer services in 2000 and vice president customer service in 2002. She has served as chairman of the board of Thoroughbred Technology and Telecommunications, an NS subsidiary, and as a board member of TTX Co.

   Capt. Claus Hyldager has stepped down as the chief executive officer of Inchcape Shipping Services. Chris Whiteside, the current chief financial officer has been appointed as acting CEO. Hyldager has worked at ISS for the past 20 years, including nine years as CEO. 

   LLamasoft has appointed Bob McFarland senior vice president of global sales. Prior to joining Llamasoft, he was senior vice president of retail sales at Epicor. He has also held management positions at SAP, Manhattan Associates, an the former Matrics and Manugistics (now JDA). 

   Terry Brown, previously regional vice president of Americold Logistics and chief executive officer and president of Diversified Holdings, and currently a board member of VSSI, has joined the board of Hanson Logistics. Mark Eriks, president of Strategic Alliances for Gordon Food Service, has also joined the board.

   Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has appointed Sebastian Graf von Hardenberg to chief financial officer. He previously held financial management roles for BSM in Germany, Hong Kong and Singapore. In addition, BSM has named 30-year maritime industry veteran Giles Heimann to corporate director for human resources – marine.