Buckman Combines U.S., Canadian Organizations into Buckman North America

Buckman, Memphis, Tenn., USA, this week announced the formation of a new company, Buckman North America, under which the current Buckman Canada and Buckman U.S. organizations will be brought together into a single operation. The new company will begin operating immediately and will be based out of Buckman's global headquarters in Memphis. The company will also maintain operations at the current Buckman Canada location in Vaudreuil-Dorion, a suburb of Montreal.

Jim Doan, will serve as president of Buckman North America, and Pete Tchouros will serve as GM of operations for the new company.

"When fully operational, this new Buckman North America structure will give Buckman associates in Canada and the U.S. increased access to technical knowledge, encourage sharing of best practices, and enhance abilities to serve our customers," said Doan. The transformation to Buckman North America will be seamless from a customer perspective, with no business interruption, Doan added.

The creation of Buckman North America follows similar organizational changes made around the world as a part of the OneBuckman global business model that is focused on maximizing efficiency, synergy, and customer responsiveness that result in a stronger company poised for continued growth. This new geographic organization is similar to the structure of most of Buckman's customers.

With the creation of Buckman North America, Buckman now has six geographically organized operating companies focused on customer needs around the world.

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