Ken Miesemer New WERC President

May 06, 2007 / York, Pa. – St. Onge announced today that Senior Consultant Ken Miesemer has been appointed president of the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC). Miesemer, 51, assumed the office during WERC’s annual conference, April 22 - 25, in Nashville, Tenn.

WERC is the only professional trade organization that focuses on warehouse management and its role in the supply chain. Through WERC, distribution experts come together to share practical knowledge and professional expertise with the aim of improving individual and industry performance.

Miesemer has served various roles within WERC including vice president, secretary treasurer and director of the annual conference. He is a well-known public speaker in the industry and has given presentations at numerous WERC conferences since 2001.

“We have always recognized Ken’s vision and leadership qualities,” said Mike Jones, president of the St. Onge Co. “His appointment demonstrates that WERC wanted a dynamic leader at the helm who is intimately familiar with the industry and is capable of offering a sense of direction and mission.”

Miesemer’s presidential role is to direct and develop the policies, plans and programs to achieve the overall objectives as defined by the organization’s bylaws.

“My goal is to ensure that we deliver the quality education and research programs to our members and to the industry,” Miesemer said.

A step in this direction is to develop the “Web site of choice,” Miesemer said. “We have made it a priority to develop a Web site that will become the premier education outlet for our members and the industry. We intend to accelerate this process to provide the best source to learn about warehousing and distribution.”

Miesemer’s career spans more than 25 years in materials management, systems implementations, program management, distribution operations and international logistics. He was with the Hershey Co. for 15 years, most recently as director, Distribution and International Logistics, where he oversaw approximately 4 million square feet of distribution center operations in the United States and internationally.
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