Management Team

Soneet R. Kapila,

Chief Restructuring Officer

Mr. Soneet Kapila of Kapila & Company, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, was appointed Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO) with interim authority of Chief Executive Officer on March 22, 2012. In his capacity as CRO, Mr. Kapila will direct the Companys implementation strategies to increase revenues and reduce expenses. Soneet R. Kapila is Certified Public Accountant licensed in Florida and is the founding partner of Kapila & Company, Certified Public Accountants. He has a Masters in Business Administration from the Cranfield School of Management Studies in England., U.K. He has considerable experience in managing companies through restructurings and cost reductions.

Robert W. Beard, 58

President & Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Beard was appointed President & Chief Operating Officer on March 22, 2012. He has been Senior Vice President, Operations, since September 3, 2010, responsible for all of our fleet and facility operations, as well as its marketing and sales operations. He had previously served as Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, of the Company and as its Investor Relations Officer since December 2006, when he was responsible for marketing and sales operations and investor relations. From July 2005 to December 2006, he was Vice President, Corporate Development, and Investor Relations Officer responsible for product line strategy and development, and for vendor, investor and public relations. Before joining the Company, he was employed by Cendian Corporation, a chemical logistics subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company, as Group Director of Client Development and Sales Support from 2004 to July 2005 and as Director of Business Marketing from 2001 to 2004. He was Senior Manager, Field Marketing for Ryder System, Inc. from 1994 to 2001. From 1986 to 1994, he was the Vice President of Marketing for Comdata Corporation. From 1985 to 1986, he was Manager of Vendor Relations for First Data Resources, a Division of American Express Travel Related Services Company. Mr. Beard also was employed by Ryder Systems from 1977 to 1985, serving in a number of positions including Manager, Vendor Relations, and as a General Manager and a Controller in its Truckstops of America Division. He is the son of Wendell R. Beard, Director Emeritus of our Board.

Michael S. Shore, 44

Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Mr. Shore has been Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Company since February 2002.  He also was the Corporate Secretary from February 2002 to September 2005.  Prior to joining the Company, he was CEO and President of Shore Strategic and Financial Consulting, providing financial and management services to corporate clients in the United States and Latin America.  From 1998 to 2000, he served as Director of Finance/Controller for the North American Zone Operations of Paris-based Club Mediterranee.  From 1996 to 1998, he was Vice President of Finance/Controller for Interfoods of America, Inc., the largest Popeyes Fried Chicken & Biscuits franchisee.  From 1994 to 1996, he was the Manager of Accounting and Financial Reporting for Arby’s, Inc.  Mr. Shore began his professional career in 1990 with Arthur Andersen, LLP where he became a Senior Auditor having received a State of Florida Certified Public Accountant license in 1991.  Mr. Shore has a diverse background in leading growth oriented public companies in mergers/acquisitions, capital formations, finance, treasury and accounting.

Timothy E. Shaw, 50

Senior Vice President, Information Services & Administration and Chief Information Officer

Mr. Shaw has been Senior Vice President, Information Services & Administration, of the Company and its Chief Information Officer since December 2006, responsible for all information systems management and corporate administration and from April 2006 to December 2006, he was Vice President, Information Systems Services and Chief Information Officer.  From 1999 to April 2006 he was the Vice President of Information Services with Neff Corporation/Neff Rental LLC  headquartered in Miami, one of the country’s largest construction rental companies.  From 1998 to 1999, he served as Director, Retail and Distribution Systems for Fruehauf Trailer Services in St. Louis, MO.  From 1997 to 1998, he was Manager, Service Center Mechanization, for Southwestern Bell in St. Louis.  From 1994 to 1997, he was Manager, Information Systems with Aggregate Equipment in East Peoria, IL.  From 1991 to 1994, he was Systems Engineer with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in Troy, MI.  From 1981 to 1991, he was a Manufacturing Engineer and Area Supervisor for McDonnell Douglas Corp. in St. Louis.  Mr. Shaw has an extensive background in IT leadership, process engineering, business operations, implementing enterprise resource solutions, storm disaster recovery planning, public company IT systems, Sarbanes-Oxley 404 implementation and compliance and the integration of acquisitions.  Mr. Shaw is also a certified Project Management Professional and Information System Auditor.

Gary G. Williams, 56

Senior Vice President, Supply
Mr. Williams has been Senior Vice President, Supply, of the Company since September 3, 2010, responsible for product procurement and for inventory and price management.  He had previously served as Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, since February 2001.  From December 2006 until September 2010 he was responsible for marketing and sales and product procurement.  From 1995 to February 2001, he was Vice President of Marketing for the supply, distribution and marketing subsidiary of TransMontaigne Inc., managing wholesale marketing functions in the Mid-Continent, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic and serving on that company’s senior risk management committee.  From 1987 to 1995, he was Regional Manager for Kerr-McGee Refining Corporation, responsible for unbranded petroleum product sales in its southeastern United States 11-state marketing region.

Patricia Messenbaugh, 48

Vice President of Finance & Accounting, Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
Ms. Messenbaugh has been our Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since October 2007 and its Vice President of Finance & Accounting since April 2007.  Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Messenbaugh served as Director-Assistant Corporate Controller for NationsRent, Inc., a SEC reporting construction distribution company in Fort Lauderdale, from 2005 to 2006.  From 2003 to 2005, Ms. Messenbaugh served as Corporate Controller of Workstream, Inc., a publicly traded software application service company.  From 2001 to 2003, she was the Senior Corporate Accountant for publicly traded Mayors Jewelers Inc.  From 1992 to 2000, Ms. Messenbaugh served with Interim Healthcare, Inc. and Interim Services, Inc., now known as Spherion Inc., a publicly traded company, where she last held the position of Senior Financial Analyst. From 1989 to 1991, she was a Financial Analyst for publicly traded, NationsBank, now known as Bank of America.  Ms. Messenbaugh began her career with KPMG and is a Certified Public Accountant.