July 23, 2013
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New York, June 28, 2010
Bill Soumis, a 33-year UPS veteran, has assumed command as president of the company's new and expanded North Atlantic District, directing small package operations in an area that covers all or parts of two states.
The North Atlantic District is one of 20 new Districts dividing the United States activated earlier this year. It includes most of Connecticut and New York and features a package-delivery operation with some 12,000 employees.
Soumis most recently served as the manager of UPS's North Atlantic District. He began his UPS career in 1977 as a package handler in the Michigan District and after being promoted into management, moved through a series of jobs of increasing responsibility before being named manager of the North Florida District in 2006.
UPS announced in January it was going to streamline its domestic management structure to improve overall performance by reducing the number of U.S. Districts from 46 to 20. Thanks to today's technology and the management strengths of its people, a District office now can oversee a much larger geographic area than in years' past.
As part of the realignment, UPS also is expanding its outreach to customers by strengthening local sales and marketing efforts. No package handling facilities have been affected by the consolidation of management offices, nor have any UPS drivers or package handlers.
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