Encompass picks new president, CFO

 
   Encompass Supply Chain Solutions (ESCS) has appointed Robert Coolidge to president and Lanier Bivings to chief financial officer.
   Coolidge has more than 20 years of industry experience, beginning with Vance Baldwin, a company founded by his grandfather in 1953 and acquired by Encompass in 2007. Coolidge is credited with improving Vance Baldwin from a $3 million company in 1990 to a $50 million operation in 2007. In addition to his new role, he will continue to serve as president of the Encompass Parts Distribution Division.
   Previous to Encompass, Bivings served as CFO for Elite Storage Solutions, a manufacturer of material handling equipment where he was responsible for development improvement, inventory management and cost reduction in manufacturing.