Verity Partners LLC Appoints Bernie Wolford as New Principal

Verity Partners LLC, an Atlanta based Management Strategy consulting firm has appointed Bernie Wolford, former Home Depot Executive as a new Principal in their Strategy and Operations practice.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October 18, 2004 -- Verity Partners LLC, an Atlanta based Management Consulting firm, today announced that Bernie Wolford has joined the firm as a Principal in their Strategy Operations practice effective October 1st, 2004.

"Verity has been seeking a highly experienced hands-on individual to add to our growing Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail sector, and Bernie brings extensive knowledge and experience in this area. He is highly experienced in cost reduction, best practices, productivity improvement, quality/service enhancement, sales efficiency improvement (retail), cycle-time reduction, and work force management. We look forward to his contributions to our management consulting in these areas, states Thomas B. Fee, Veritys Managing Partner.."

Wolford is joining Verity following 5 years as President of Buckingham Associates, a privately held Management Consulting firm. Previously, Bernie spent 6 years leading key Growth and Productivity initiatives for Atlanta based Home Depot Inc., and also served as Managing Principal Retail Operations for Kurt Salmon & Associates where he spent over 20 years.

Bernie is a graduate of West Virginia University with a BS in Industrial Engineering, and currently serves as a member of the Universitys Faculty Advisory Board.

About Verity Partners LLC - Verity Partners is a Management Consulting firm focused on Strategy Deployment across a broad spectrum of industries. It is owned and operated by a group of highly experienced former Big 5 partners and Senior Corporate Executives who have a deep working knowledge of how to drive incremental revenue, make lasting operational improvements, and implement cost reduction scenarios. Along with its sister firm, Verity Professionals LLC, the firm is able to provide their clients with a unique value proposition of extensive experience to rapidly deploy key initiatives at very attractive rates. To learn more about Verity please visit them at www.VerityPartnersLLC.com or call Edward S. Szczesniak, Senior Partner at 404-236-9500.

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