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Liz Carisone, CEO of Goundlink
New York — GroundLink, a global provider of tech-enabled black car service, announced the appointment of Liz Carisone as chief executive officer. Carisone most recently served as chief financial officer/senior vice president of operations and has been with GroundLink since 2012. She replaces Dean Sivley, who will be assisting his friend and mentor John Noel in transitioning the leadership of Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection. Sivley will retain equity participation in GroundLink.
“It is with great pleasure and confidence that I announce Liz’s appointment to CEO. Liz is uniquely suited to lead GroundLink forward,” said Tom Clark, managing director of Comvest, an investor in GroundLink. “She has been instrumental in scaling GroundLink’s global infrastructure and driving the company’s continued focus on being the leading provider of tech-enabled black car service for the corporate traveler. Her familiarity with the company and her superior leadership skills will help ensure GroundLink’s continued success.”
Carisone has held multiple roles within the GroundLink executive team in recent years and played a critical role in setting and executing strategy. She has driven improvements in GroundLink’s unique customer offering, consisting of mobile, web, and call center service. She has also scaled the company’s infrastructure, which allows GroundLink to provide a seamless booking, ride, and billing experience for customers. In her new role, Carisone will oversee the global operations and strategic direction of GroundLink and continue to drive the company’s mission to be a leading tech-enabled black car service for corporate travelers.
Prior to joining GroundLink, Carisone was the CFO of Kroll Consulting Services, a global provider of risk management services. Earlier she served as CFO of London-based Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA), a subsidiary of Travelport, a leading travel commerce and technology services company. She also has held senior financial leadership roles with Fisher Scientific, Warner Lambert, and Allied Signal.
Visit groundlink.com for more information.
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Richmond, Va. — James River Transportation has been recognized by Transportation Safety Exchange (TSX) as a Safety Champion. TSX’s program identifies and recognizes individuals and organizations that are committed to making the roads safer in any way, whether through demonstrating best practices, improving equipment, or enacting laws that help achieve this mission.
TSX is an independent rating organization that inspects, monitors, and reports the safety performance of motor carriers, and performs ongoing monthly monitoring to ensure that TSX approved motor carriers like James River continually uphold the highest standards of safety.
In a separate release, TSX stated that “we have inspected and approved James River Transportation and they have showed exemplary safety management protocols and safety management best practices. Safety and training systems are an integral part of the James River Transportation organizational structure. Everything they do originates from their mission statement and corporate values. While most transportation safety programs focus on highway travel, their organization also includes extensive systems for their maintenance and office environments as well.”
James River Transportation, an 85-year-old company, is also a Certified Member of the International Motor Coach Group (IMG). The IMG is an invitation only partnership of the top transportation companies in North America. IMG members are committed to high levels of safety, service, and reliability.
Visit jamesrivertrans.com for more information.
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TLPA President Mike Fogarty
Rockville, Md. — The results of an online survey put out by the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association (TLPA) have been announced recently, and they demonstrate just how deeply entrenched ground transportation companies are in the communities they serve.
According to the TLPA Community Connections Program, the association’s members have donated nearly $1.7 million to charities of all kinds over a yearlong period ending April 30, 2015. Members’ generosity benefited not only organizations (such as hospitals, children’s wish campaigns, food banks, youth groups, and educational funds) but also an array of awareness-raising causes, including breast cancer, kidney disease, and wounded veterans. The TLPA Community Connections Program itself encourages members to participate in charitable endeavors of their choosing.
While the TLPA boasts more than 1,100 members around the world, President Mike Fogarty said that less than 10 percent of them responded to the survey—suggesting that the survey’s final tally is really only a small percent of what the licensed for-hire industry has actually contributed to international communities.
And with TNCs unable to claim the same homegrown ties as regionally established transportation companies can, it is especially important for TLPA members to make a positive impact on their local communities.
“What these figures tell me is that, while we may not have the billions of dollars from Wall Street that some of our competitors have, we do everything we can to take care of our communities,” Fogarty said in a press release. “We’re a part of our cities and towns, not some giant corporation based in another state or another country. We’re part of the fabric of our cities and we believe in helping our neighbors.”
TLPA will be holding its Mid-Year International Leadership Conference July 15-18 in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Visit tlpa.org for more information.
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