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Redwood City, Calif.—Mosaic Global Transportation now has a presence in Los Angeles, thanks to its recent acquisition of Spann Luxury Limousine.
Maurice Brewster, Mosaic’s president and CEO, said that the deal, which was “inked three or four weeks ago,” is the opportunity he’s been waiting for to break into one of the biggest transportation markets in the world.
“It’s been a fantasy for me for years but it never was the right time, it never was the right person. The timing with this was great,” he says. “They wanted to make a change and we wanted to expand into the LA market.”
Spann had been an affiliate of Mosaic’s for nearly the entire duration of the former’s nine years of operations, which gave Brewster the assurance he needed that he would be acquiring an established company whose existing staff could maintain the level of quality he expects.
“We knew them, and that they were performing and delivering our brand of service in the LA market for so many years,” says Brewster. “They were doing our trips so they knew how to represent us the way we wanted.”
In addition to acquiring Spann’s employees, assets, and clients, Mosaic will also be expanding its fleet by eight additional “sedans, SUVs, and a Mercedes Sprinter,” says Brewster, with plans to grow both the fleet and the business in LA.
With a longtime dream coming true, Brewster is excited about what the future holds and looks forward to bringing Mosaic’s transportation services to the City of Angels with the support of a new staff and pre-existing clients alike.
“We can go to our corporate clients and let them know that we’re physically present in that market. A vast majority of our clients that support us and give us business in San Francisco agreed to do the same thing down in LA,” he says. “The LA market’s pretty competitive but I think there’s room for another good provider.”
Visit mosaicglobaltransportation.com for more information.
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Boston —Marc Martine, senior vice president of operations at BostonCoach, passed away Aug. 14 in Morristown, N.J., due to complications resulting from cancer treatment. He was 48.
Martine spent eight years with BostonCoach, where he managed its sales, marketing, and operations activities. As senior vice president, he oversaw companywide operations, which included the dispatch centers and team of chauffeurs. Martine’s knew how to connect thousands of chauffeurs, clients, and locations to ensure that every ride was on time with a proficiency and professionalism that was to BostonCoach’s credit and its clients’ benefit.
Before he joined BostonCoach, Martine was a fleet operations director for Avis, the world’s second-largest car rental company. He played a crucial role in consolidating and integrating both companies’ internal and external operations when Avis acquired Budget Rent-A-Car. As fleet operations director, Martine automated more than 100 of Avis’ domestic fleet services centers, and also helped improve both the efficiency and profitability of underperforming locations.
Martine is survived by his wife Phyllis and two sons.
A memorial Mass was held Aug. 23 at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Sparta, NJ.
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Portsmouth, N.H. — The LMC Group hosted a pre-launch event Aug. 13 at the One Hundred Club, which included speakers, discussions, and one-on-one sessions for a small gathering of operators and vendors representing regions throughout the country.
A number of speakers were on hand to address the key issues that livery companies are currently facing: Grace Limousine CEO and LMC Founding Partner Michael Campbell discussed the state of the industry; LMC Founder Kristen Carroll covered practices for effective risk management; Lenore D’Anzieri, former Driving Results co-founder and the new CEO of Cognizant Strategy Management, spoke about business-development trends in the current travel and booking climate; and Commonwealth Worldwide CEO Dawson Rutter talked about the National Limousine Association’s white paper on transportation networking companies.
While the consulting firm is already available to offer its services, the daylong event provided the team at LMC with operator evaluations that ensure the organization is heading in the right direction before hosting a full launch.
“We intended to have a very small group of some of the best folks in the industry, people that we have personal relationships with that can give us feedback on our content and help us even improve that, so that was a great success,” Campbell says. “Everyone who was there gave really positive feedback as far as what they gleaned from the event.”
The event provided networking opportunities, as well as discussions among the attendees themselves and sessions with the available consultants to address operators’ most pressing concerns.
“Attending the LMC pre-launch event allowed me to connect with several expert consultants in a single day, all under one roof,” says Derek Maxwell, CEO of Maxwell Unified Networks. “The intimate setting also placed me in the company of industry greats, allowing me to share in their successes and challenges.”
The LMC Group was created to harness its consultants’ range of experience to provide advice, guidance, and knowledge to companies within the transportation industry.
“I have a team of 10 consultants working with me, from all different backgrounds and skill sets, from within and beyond this industry, and we are well-positioned to help ensure this industry weathers the current storm of regulation and market infringement—and that it comes out stronger than ever,” says Carroll. “We are also partnering with other great industry leaders to ensure that knowledge and resources are accessible to every operator, hoping to maximize their full potential and secure a solid and risk-free future.”
While the event gave those in attendance a sounding board for their biggest challenges, Carroll feels that the pre-launch benefited her and the LMC Group, too.
“The passion that the owners and operators bring to their work is invigorating,” she says. “I am so grateful to those who attended our pre-launch event. They helped shape our vision and mission, and I look forward to future opportunities to network, learn, and share inspiration.”
Visit liverymanagement.com for more information.
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