Alex V. Raptis

Chamberlain Group's Raptis is new transportation chief 

The Chamberlain Group Inc. promoted Alex V. Raptis to director of transportation and customs.

“He will be responsible for developing and managing the processes that assure the timely and cost-effective transportation of CGI’s inbound and outbound shipments to worldwide destinations,” the company said in a news release.

The company says it is the world’s largest manufacturer of residential and commercial door operators, access control products and gate operators.

Raptis joined CGI in 2005 as manager of transportation operations and was promoted to manager of transportation and customs in 2011. He is a licensed U.S. customs broker and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is vice president of scholarships for SALEO, the Southern Arizona Logistics Education Organization.