MHMS Ontario Annual Meeting
November 22, 2005
The Materials Handling and Management Society of Ontario held its annual general meeting in the evening on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005 at Stanfield’s Restaurant in Mississauga, followed by a tour of the LCBO GTA Licensee Centre.
During the AGM the usual business issues were dealt with and the executive committee for the next year was elected. The 2006 Executive committee consists of: President, Tony Mulholland, P.Eng, P.MM (President of Rack Net-Works); Vice-President, Patrick Kelly (Sales Representative, Dial One Wolfedale Electric Ltd.); Secretary/Treasurer, Chuck Leon, CRSP, (Business Analyst, IAPA); Co-Directors of Programs, Biagio Tucci, P.MM (Operations Supervisor, Winners Merchants Int’l LP) and Jack Jagernauth, P.Eng., (President of Jagernauth & Associates); Director of Education, David Luton, PCMH (President of David Luton and Associates Inc.); Director Chapter Liaison, Carmine Benedetti, P.MM (General Manager Operations, Transportation Safety & Health Association of Ontario); Director of Marketing, Marc Spagnuolo, P.Log, P.MM, PCMH, MCILT (Director of Canadian Operations & Logistics, Regal Confections); Directors at Large: David Andrews (Manager, Integrated Logistics Services, Schenker of Canada Ltd.), Stan Kotowski (Sr. Account Executive, SI Systems), Dennis MacDonald, P.Log, (General Manager Commercial Customer Services, LCBO), Lloyd Mather, P.Eng., P.MM (President of Mather Stephenson Associates, Inc.), Larry Phillips (Distribution Centre Building Manager, Zeller’s Scarborough D.C., Hudson’s Bay Co.). This is the largest executive committee the Society has had in recent years, which bodes well for increased activity.
Following the formal business, two special presentations were made. Brian Turiff of Tremco Canada Limited recently successfully completed the Society’s examination to qualify for certification and a Professional in Materials Management (P.MM). Brian received his certificate from Lloyd Mather, outgoing Director of Education.
Lloyd Mather and Godfrey Owen, a long-time member and Past President of the Society made a special presentation to William K. (Bill) Templeton, PCMM, P.MM who has decided to retire from the roles of Education Coordinator and Instructor in the Society’s four courses in Materials Handling and Management after serving for more than thirty-five years. Godfrey and Lloyd spoke highly of Bill’s service and praised him for his thousands of hours of selfless volunteer work before presenting a beautifully engraved bronze plaque to Bill.
After the presentations the group moved to the nearby LCBO GTA Licensee Centre for a very informative tour of this excellent facility. The 125,000 sq. ft. distribution centre supplies liquor, wine and imported beer to all of the hotels, restaurants, bars and other licensed facilities in the Greater Toronto Area. The automated systems include: order entry and inventory management; order scheduling and routing; transportation management; paperless transactions for receiving, putaway, forward replenishment, bottle-picking, and shipping; pick-to-conveyor order assembly and sortation.
The next event, to be held January 18, 2006, will be a dinner meeting and tour of the Best Buy/Future Shop Distribution Centre in Brampton. Visit the Society’s website at www.mhmsontario.com or telephone 905-857-9283 for registration information.