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Building Future Leadership in Warehousing & Distribution

Ken Ackerman, President, K.B. Ackerman Co.

June 11, 2013

A personal strategy as well as a corporate strategy are needed, but both must be genuine and sincere, says Ken Ackerman, president of K.B. Ackerman Co. [Run Time (Min.): 9:30]

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