Former Chief Commercial Officer Chris Gittens Promoted to President of Element Fleet Management Canada; Sebastien Blondin Joins Corporate Team in Strategic Business Development Role
Element Fleet Manaagement has promoted Chris Gittens to the role of president of Canadian operations, effective immediately. He will report to Kristi Webb, president and CEO, Element Fleet Management North America.
“Since 2012, the Canadian leadership team has built a strong foundation and driven a singular customer experience that has made customers’ fleets safer, smarter and more productive,” said Kristi Webb, president and CEO of Element Fleet Management, North America. “We’re excited for Chris to use his industry expertise to continue to grow our Canadian operations.”
We recently had the pleasure to meet Ken Hunter, APR, NAFA’s new Director of Marketing and Communications.
Ken is responsible for developing and directing the implementation of detailed marketing and communication plans to support all of NAFA’s programs, projects, and services, including membership. He also oversees NAFA’s print and e-publications, online/social media presence, and media relations.
Ken is accredited in public relations (APR) by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). He is an expert at developing brands and creating strategies for U.S. and international businesses. In 2012, Ken founded The PowerStation, a communication consultancy that “guides organizations to growth by creating big-idea public relations and marcom programs.”
Ken is an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, and he teaches or has taught courses in public relations strategy, communication ethics, international public relations, and communication consulting.
The Driving Dynamics Safety Team
Speeding continues to be a serious problem. It is a contributing factor in approximately one third of all fatal collisions.
While speeding kills thousands on the highway, side roads have a fatality rate due to speeding that is almost three times that of interstates.
Why do people speed? It’s most often the result of inadequate time management.
Here’s a great explanation of how the key elements of Wheels’ Results+ methodology deliver optimal fleet performance for clients each and every day.
By Laura Jozwiak, Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Relations, Wheels, Inc.
The concept of connectivity has received a lot of buzz, and rightfully so. We are riding a wave of connectivity – vehicles, highways, the Internet of Things – and it is all powered by data. Analyzing data in new ways encourages advanced exploration, integration and education. It exposes powerful information that drives both our personal activities and business innovations.
Data is what powers SpaceX into space, tells us where we should go to dinner, summons the closest and best ride-sharing driver, and yes, delivers optimally run fleets. But is it all about the data? Of course not! It is foundational, but the real connections go beyond data.
Being an advocate for superior customer service, I would argue that it is the connections of people, along with the right data, that complete the value equation.