Executive Moves: Solutions providers hired

Kramer appointed as president; Hughes named director of sales; and Atkinson tapped as senior director of supply chain.    Houston-based W.W. Rowland Trucking Co., a transportation and terminal services provider, has named Jim Kramer president.
   Kramer previously was senior vice president, commercial and Midwest for ContainerPort Group Inc.

   Shipware, a parcel and LTL spend management solution provider, has hired Nathan Hughes as its director of sales. 
   Hughes has more than 20 years of experience building high-performing, revenue-generating teams in multiple industries, including restaurants, information and technology, software and managed services.

   Supply chain management software company TECSYS, headquartered in Montreal, has hired Jeromie Atkinson as senior director of supply chain.
   Bringing more than two decades of strategic customer-focused experience and extensive knowledge of the healthcare supply chain, both as an internal transformation agent and external business partner, at UPMC and Intermountain Healthcare, Atkinson will lead TECSYS’ supply chain product marketing team across verticals.
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