Evergreen Named Ocean Carrier of the Year
Evergreen Line announced it has been selected by Wal*Mart Stores Inc. as International Ocean Carrier of the Year for 2007-2008. The award is presented every year by the nation's leading retailer for service excellence in ocean shipping. The award was presented to Jay Buckley, Executive Vice President, Business, of Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp., the U.S. agent for Evergreen Line, at Wal*Mart's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. In accepting the award, Buckley acknowledged the dedicated teamwork of its associates in delivering shipments from point of loading in Asia to release in , even during peak season, with consistentcoordination and reliable performance.
Buckley and Yu Promoted at Evergreen
Evergreen Shipping Agency (), North America general agents for Evergreen Line, has announced two new executive vice president appointments in its head office. Jay Buckley has been named Executive Vice President, Business, and Louise Yu, Executive Vice President, Customer Service. Buckley will oversee all marketing and sales efforts in . Ms. Yu's responsibilities will be in charge of Customer Service functions. Both have spent their entire careers at Evergreen in the U. Jay Buckley joined Evergreen in Boston in 1983, the year after he graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and The Ocean Corp. in Houston, TX. He started as a sales representative and in 1993 was promoted to office Manager, overseeing sales, logistics and customer service.
