Home furnishings supply chain specialist Zenith Global Logistics announced that it has hired David S. Alioto for the newly created post of Executive Vice President, Home Delivery Services. Mr. Alioto will be responsible for Zenith’s home delivery operations in the United States & the new market expansion in China.
“Home delivery is a natural extension of Zenith’s comprehensive international supply chain capabilities,” states Jack Hawn, President & CEO. “To maintain our high service standards and take our in-home delivery offering to the next level, we began a search for a results-driven logistics and operations leader to focus exclusively on this area of our business.”
“David Alioto was our choice,” Hawn continues. “He brings to Zenith Global an impressive 20 years of success in transportation and logistics, managing complex business challenges, implementing leading-edge solutions and growing market share.” Alioto will report directly to Jack Hawn.
“I look forward to working with the Zenith Global team to make our ‘last-mile’ fulfillment service the best in the business,” Alioto remarks. “Zenith’s asset-based transportation and warehousing network is unmatched in the furniture industry. We can move product, from domestic and international sources, directly to the consumer with superior transit times, product handling and shipment visibility – giving our customers a comprehensive international supply chain solution.”
“Especially in our tough economy, retailers are looking for ways to stand out. I have confidence that Zenith Global’s carefully developed in-home delivery program is exactly the type of program a retailer can leverage to give their business a competitive edge,” Alioto concludes.
Zenith Global Logistics is a total supply chain logistics provider specializing exclusively in home furnishings. Warehousing, consolidation and full/split container programs from its Asia locations service markets throughout North America, the Caribbean and Europe. Domestically, Zenith Global owns and operates its own truck fleet as well as more than 4.5 million square feet of warehousing, including facilities in Southern California, Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia.