Haines appoints two new vice presidents

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Glen Burnie, Md.—Haines has recently appointed two new vice presidents: Mark Blakely and Fred Reitz. Blakley of Galena, Ohio, joins the company as the leader of all Haines Flooring warehouse and delivery functions. Haines president/CEO, Bruce Zwicker, said, “As Haines grows and evolves, we need to increase our management capacity as well as bring to the company new ideas from other industries.”

Blakely joins Haines with 23 years of experience in various distributor operations supply chain positions. His most recent positions include general manager for Cintas Corp. and director of operations for Barnes Distribution.

Haines’ former vice president of operations, Fred Reitz, assumes a new position as vice president of Haines’ supplies division and development.

“Fred has contributed in many ways throughout his 30-year career at Haines,” said Zwicker. “We need him to take on our growth areas of the company. He has exciting work to do.”

 

 

 

 

 

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