ARI® will be on hand at this week's NAFA Institute & Expo to demonstrate the company’s state-of-the-art technology and innovative fleet management solutions.
ARI’s award-winning information technology team will be available in Booth #1301 to discuss how ARI’s systems can help bring transparency to a fleet’s operations while providing fleet managers with the information they need to make better, faster decisions that drive efficiency and lower costs. Members of ARI’s client relations team will be there as well to talk with attendees and answer questions about the company’s fleet management services.
In addition, three ARI fleet experts - Chris Foster, Dennis Saric and Bob White - will participate in NAFA Institute sessions.
The CEI Group, Inc. (CEI), a provider of accident management, driver safety and risk management for automotive fleets, will provide previews of its new online and mobile technology for 2014 at the NAFA Fleet Management Association Institute & Expo this week at the Minneapolis Convention Center. CEI will be exhibiting in booth 1527
Among the new technology solutions CEI will be unveiling are:
LeasePlan’s CEO, Mike Pitcher, will be speaking at the Women in Fleet Management (WIFM) event during the NAFA I&E with his captivating session, Me, Inc. Me, Inc. has a core objective to get people thinking about the possibilities and the opportunities each person has as a leader. It will touch on the influence that each person can have on those around them and the changes people can make that will deliver immediate results. This motivating session is a must see and will be a positive experience.
NAFA attendees will also have a chance to attend sessions with other LeasePlan experts like, Jon Toups, chief sales and marketing officer will share his expertise on driver management as part of the Executive panel, Dan Shive, vice president of risk management will be leading the session, Courageous Leadership: Empowering You to Speak, that will have a focus on safety and Tony Blezien, vice president of operations who will share his ideas on the future of fleet maintenance.
Bannu Hurtig joined Mercury Associates as a Senior Consultant after retiring from Bell Canada Enterprises, Inc. During her 28 years at Bell, she held management positions in wireless technology, marketing, network technology, and as Managing Director of Bell’s Vehicle Fleet Solutions organization, with a nationwide fleet of 13,000+ vehicles for upwards of 15 subsidiaries of Bell.
Mercury Associates, Inc., an independent fleet management consulting firm in North America, has opened a Canadian office in Midhurst, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. Mercury's Canadian fleet consulting services will be managed by two of Canada's best known fleet management professionals, Katherine Vigneau, CAFM and Bannu Hurtig.
Vigneau recently joined Mercury as a Senior Manager. Previously, she spent more than 26 years in the Canadian Army, holding various positions in logistics and transportation, both in Canada and abroad, including serving as the Army’s Fleet Manager, responsible for policy oversight and management of a fleet of over 32,000 vehicles.