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Scott Duffy, Director of Sales
Johnstown, N.Y. — Don Brown Bus Sales, the largest, full service, stocking bus dealer in the Northeastern United States, has named Scott Duffy as its new director of sales.
Duffy, who had been the director of business development at Express Natural Gas in Boston, Mass., is now responsible for managing Don Brown Bus Sales’ network of sales representatives and head the company’s’ initiative to serve clients in the greater Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with the finest brands in the industry.
“The management and advancement of our current sales team, under Scott, will strengthen in myriad ways the level of customer service our clients have come to expect. We will be able to serve our clients more efficiently and effectively than ever before,” said Eric Sebast, vice president. “Scott brings such a high level of expertise and enthusiasm to the team, and we are thrilled to have him head up an expanding division that represents the best products in the industry.”
Duffy comes to Don Brown Bus Sales with over 25 years of professional experience as an executive in sales management and business development along with a mechanical engineering degree from Vermont Tech. According to a press release from the company, his background has produced record sales growth and awards in every company he has been a part of ranging from oil & energy markets, mining and construction aggregates, and over 14 years in the golf business.
“I am honored for the opportunity to lead the growth effort of such a dynamic division with this phenomenal company, whose established brand offers the absolute best products, service, and inventory in the business. We will be trusted partners with every operator we do business with and we will relentlessly support our customer’s business growth in every way possible,” Duffy said.
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Secaucus, N.J.—As part of the ongoing partnership with ECPAT-USA in helping to end child sex trafficking, EmpireCLS has implemented its first companywide policy against human trafficking and slavery. The policy sets official anti-trafficking standards and guidelines by which the company will manages day-to-day operations and training requirements. EmpireCLS announced its partnership with the American-based non-profit organization back in 2014.
ECPAT-USA has been advocating for anti-trafficking legislation, promoting corporate responsibility and educating first responders, citizens and youth on the signs of human trafficking and how to take action against it for the past two decades.
According to the organization, 1.8 million children worldwide are exploited by the sex trafficking industry, with 300,000 currently at risk in the U.S. alone. Although this horrific industry is organized by intentionally exploitative parties, many businesses in the tourism and transportation industries play an unwitting role in the harboring and transportation of sexually exploited children.
The new zero-tolerance policy officially outlines efforts EmpireCLS has enacted to prevent any organizational involvement in the use slave labor, including the employment of or doing business with any employee, customer, business partner, vendor or contractor associated with human trafficking. The same zero-tolerance verbiage has been added to all business contracts.
"Establishing guidelines by which EmpireCLS does business with clients and vendors not only minimizes our risk of exposure to the unfortunate matter of human trafficking, but also showcases our commitment to corporate social responsibility and support of our friends at ECPAT-USA," said chairman and CEO David Seelinger.
EmpireCLS took the initiative on corporate social responsibility as the first chauffeured transportation company to sign Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct, an industry-driven initiative with the mission to provide awareness, tools, and support to the tourism industry to prevent the sexual exploitation of children, according to a press release from the organization. EmpireCLS currently trains its chauffeurs and employees on how to recognize and report human trafficking.
For more information on EmpireCLS, visit www.empirecls.com.
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Hosts Bruce and Christine Arians with singer Craig Wayne Boyd (right)
Atlanta, Ga. —Last month, Cooper Global Chauffeured Transportation became the official ground transportation service of the Bruce Arians Family Foundation's 3rd Annual Georgia Celebrity Golf Classic, which was held June 28 and 29. The Arians Foundation holds a celebrity golf classic annually at the Oconee Course at The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia, and this year featured celebrity guests such as Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, Jerome Bettis, and many more.
The two-day tournament also featured a gala dinner with a performance from The Voice’s season 7 winner, Craig Wayne Boyd. Fifth season American Idol winner Taylor Hicks sung the National Anthem at the start of the tournament.
"When our family decided to start the charity foundation, we did so because the causes were close to our heart," said Bruce Arians.
AFF supports CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and other charities that target children in need. CASA ensures that children involved with the court, who were subjected to abuse and neglect, receive the proper attention and help that they deserve.
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