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Bryan Duncan Joins Fortna as Vice President Sales, Lifecycle Services

Duncan will continue to grow Fortna’s commitment to maximizing clients’ system performance through long-term support

Bryan Duncan Joins Fortna as Vice President Sales, Lifecycle Services

ATLANTA, GA (August 17, 2021) - Fortna®, The Distribution Experts™, a leading consulting, engineering services and software company for warehousing and distribution, today announced the appointment of Bryan Duncan as Vice President Sales, Lifecycle Services. In this role, Duncan will continue to expand the Fortna commitment to optimizing client operations and uptime by extending the life of facilities with modernizations, retrofits, parts and service, and comprehensive maintenance programs.

“Bryan’s 20+ years of experience in the industry uniquely qualifies him to help our clients enhance long-term performance of their existing operational assets and build resilience for future disruption,” said Leanne Peduzzi, Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Services at Fortna. “I look forward to leveraging his industry knowledge and exemplary client relationship management skills to ensure flexibility and reliability for our global clients,” she continued.


“I am excited to join the Fortna team, partnering with clients to optimize operational performance throughout the lifecycle of their solution,” said Duncan. “The Fortna Lifecycle Services team stands ready to work with owners of any brand, any model material handling equipment to provide long-term benefits for our clients.”

Bryan joins Fortna from SICK where he was the National Sales Manager, leading senior level account executives focused on complex sales initiatives within retail distribution. Prior to SICK, Bryan worked in various sales leadership roles for Daifuku North America, SSI Schaefer, Dematic, Beumer and TGW. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Georgia State University and is a member of several industry associations including CSCMP, WERC and MHIA.

About Fortna
Fortna partners with the world’s leading brands to transform their distribution operations to keep pace with digital disruption and growth objectives. Known world-wide as The Distribution Experts™, we design and deliver intelligent solutions, powered by FortnaWES™ software, to optimize fast, accurate and cost-effective order fulfillment. Our people, innovative approach and proprietary algorithms and tools ensure optimal operations design and material and information flow. We deliver exceptional value every day to our clients with comprehensive services including network strategy, distribution center operations, material handling automation, supply chain systems, warehouse software design and implementation, and a comprehensive suite of lifecycle services and support.

Media Contact: Cheryl Falk, SVP Global Marketing Communications & Business Development
cherylfalk@fortna.com

https://www.fortna.com/

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