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Vice President Car Service Gadi Bashvitz
San Francisco — Deem, mobile and cloud technology provider, has appointed Tahnee Perry as vice president of marketing. Deem has also recently bolstered its executive team with the additions of Todd Kaiser, who rejoined Deem as vice president of travel and expense, and Gadi Bashvitz, who joined Deem through the acquisition of OLSET, as vice president of car service.
"We are excited about the recent additions to the Deem team and are confident that these new team members will help us meet our customer needs and drive growth and innovation at a faster rate — areas that the company has struggled with historically," says John Rizzo, Deem president and COO. "We now have the people and structures in place to accelerate our product development efforts, better serve our clients and communicate with our audience around the globe."
Vice President of Marketing Tahnee Perry
"Business travelers are demanding instant, dynamic, and personalized travel, car service and expense options, and corporations need to control costs and ensure traveler safety," says Perry. "Our team of technology experts is poised to provide customized solutions to anyone using the Deem platform.”
"At Deem, we are developing solutions that help travelers make the right decisions at the right time by providing personalized suggestions, breadth of content and a fully integrated platform across travel, car service and expense, that encourages travelers to book in policy," says Bashvitz.
Vice President of Travel and Expense Todd Kaiser
"We are accelerating the Deem travel, expense and car service solutions," says Kaiser. "We now have content available for more than 21 countries and a platform designed to increase value."
Prior to joining Deem, Tahnee Perry held positions with Northstar Travel Group and Phocuswright. Todd Kaiser joined Deem from ONEtechnology, a firm that created a platform for developing web applications without writing code. Bashvitz is the founder and former CEO of OLSET.
Deem recently acquired OLSET, a personalization and machine learning technology company to optimize hotel and ground transportation attachment rates. Deem also added hotel content from Booking.com and expanded its global rail offering through a partnership with SilverRail.
Visit deem.com for more information.
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RMA President and CEO Robert Alexander (right) and VP of Business Development Art Miesemer (left)
Washington — RMA Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation was recently featured in business publication SmartCEO’s Best-Run Book 2017, a special edition that profiles more than 80 companies in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The company was honored at a book launch party in January where RMA President and CEO Robert Alexander and VP of Business Development Art Miesemer were on hand to accept their award.
According to SmartCEO, the book is a compilation of “the best business stories and ideas from the Mid-Atlantic’s best-run companies. In this book you will learn how these companies have honed their strategic vision, implemented processes, managed fast growth, perfected their brand and communications, honed their leadership development and talent acquisition strategies, crafted a customer-service mindset, and nurtured top corporate cultures. These firms have experienced consistent growth and are leading their industries. They have created lasting value in their communities and exemplify leadership, character and vision.”
In his profile, Alexander shared a story about a client for whom RMA had arranged travel in another city. Somewhere along the line, the communication broke down, and the couple—who was traveling with their small dog—was met with an irate chauffeur of the affiliate who was unaware of the furry companion. The couple took their business elsewhere—and RMA almost lost a client for life. On the return trip home—after agreeing to give RMA a second chance—the client was greeted by the RMA chauffeur, but so too was the pooch who was treated to personalized gourmet dog treats and an apology note saying that he was always welcome in their car. Alexander says that the couple was so touched by the company’s thoughtfulness that they ended up staying with the service.
The Best-Run Book is available online at goo.gl/88zOZD.
Visit rmalimo.com or smartceo.com for more information.
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Able Limousine Founder Michael Callahan
Boston — Able Limousine is the recipient of the 4th Quarter 2016 LMC Group Circle of Excellence Award. Able won the award for excellence in training and staffing practices.
Founded by Michael Callahan in 2001 with only two cars and two drivers, Able Limousine quickly grew due to its professional and courteous service. Able now has an extensive fleet of late model vehicles and is respected throughout the industry. With its tremendous growth, Able has had to fill many CDL chauffeur, chauffeur, and dispatch positions and quickly integrate these new employees into the organization.
The first step in developing a stellar employee base is recruiting and staffing. In the past couple of years, Able has had dozens of new hires and now has more than 50 employees. Able worked closely with The LMC Group to source, qualify, screen, and interview these new team members.
“Operations Manager Josh Mason and President Mike Callahan always find time to reply to my emails on a daily basis,” said Recruiter Justine Keenan. “What makes their responses most helpful to me are their immediate, thorough messages that provide excellent feedback and clear coordination of the interview process. Their full participation has made for a seamless process and a high level of successful hires.”
Able’s success does not stop with the handshake at the end of the interview, of course. Their training programs have been very successful in equipping their new chauffeurs and dispatchers with the confidence and skills to provide top-notch service. A recent employee survey reveals a high level of team member satisfaction
“100% of Able employees say they are determined to give their best result every day, added LMC Director of Human Resources Christina Davis. “100% say when they notice a problem, they also identify a solution. 100% confirm a good working relationship with their manager. These results show a great leap forward for Able and a thriving, healthy working environment.”
Visit ablelimousineinc.com for more information.
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