CMA CGM (America) LLC Announces Finance Appointments
Norfolk, Virginia – February 9, 2009 - CMA CGM (America) LLC announced today that Caroline Brown has joined the company as Manager, Audit and Cost Control. In her position, Caroline will be responsible for monitoring and controlling the company’s operational costs throughout the United States. Prior to joining CMA CGM, Caroline worked in various finance positions with Bourbon, an international leader in marine services based in Marseilles, France. She earned her graduate degree in finance and cost control from Institut d’Administration des Entreprises, and holds an undergraduate degree in accountancy and finance from Ecole Supérieure des Affaires. She will be based in the company’s Norfolk, Virginia office, and will report to Laurent Olmeta, Director, Internal Audit and Cost Control.
The company is also pleased to announce the promotion of Russell Chidester to Manager, Credit and Collections. As such, he will be responsible for all aspects of the collections process for account holders in the following regions: Florida & Abroad, Midwest, and West Coast & Canada. Prior to joining CMA CGM, Russell worked in Shanghai, China for the U.S. Commercial Service, and also served with the U.S. Army in Iraq. A 2007 graduate of the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Russell holds an MBA and obtained his Bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Utah. He will be based in the company’s Norfolk, Virginia office, and will report to Gregg Gendron, Director, Credit and Collections.
CMA CGM (America) LLC is also pleased to welcome Pamela Purdy to the company as Manager, Credit and Collections. Pamela brings extensive collections experience to her role, having previously worked for Huff, Poole, & Mahoney, P.C. as Collections Manager, where she managed the court and civil collections team functions. In her new role, she will be responsible for all collections for Trucker, Northeast, Gulf, and South region accounts. Pamela will be based in the company’s Norfolk, Virginia office, and will report to Gregg Gendron, Director, Credit and Collections.
About CMA CGM (America) LLC
Headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, CMA CGM (America) LLC is the U.S. agent of France-based container shipping giant CMA CGM. The company provides 23 services in and out of North America, and offers a global network to over 150 countries around the world. For more information, please visit www.cma-cgm.com/usa.
About CMA CGM
Led by its founder Jacques R. Saadé, CMA CGM is currently the world’s third largest container shipping Group and is ranked number one in France. Operating a fleet of 400 vessels, including 100 company-owned, the Group serves over 400 ports around the world. In 2008, it carried more than nine million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). With a presence on all continents and in 150 countries through its network of 650 agencies, the Group employs 17,000 people worldwide. For more information, please visit www.cma-cgm.com.
For more information, please contact:
Veronica Gerken
Manager, Marketing and Communications
(757) 961-2117
usa.vgerken@cma-cgm.com







