Appointments/promotions: Swisslog appoints Remo Brunschwiler as chief executive officer...Jim Dicke III is named president of Crown Equipment Corporation...RedPrairie hires three sales consultants: Steve Hopper as an account executive for the retail industry, Chris Hickey as vice president of sales in the eastern region, and Ed Root as a regional account executive...The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) elects its executive committee: Rocky Marquis of MARQ Packaging Systems as chairman, Glen Long of Inex Vision Systems as vice chairman, Mel Bahr of MGS Machine Corporation as past chairman and Charles Yuska of PMMI as president; and announces four appointments to the board of directors: John Raterman of Nordson Corporation, Glenn Siegele of Omega Design Corporation, Randy Spahr of Packaging Machines International Inc. and Andrew Zucaro of AZCO Corporation...Cardinal Logistics selects Jim Shikle as vice president of business development...Associated Global Systems Inc. expands its sales group: Martin Smith is hired as sales coordinator, Gina Hatch is promoted to account executive, and Matthew Rackie and Vinny Cafiso join as account executives…Tim Albers is promoted to director of marketing for the industrial solutions division of Emerson Motor Company…Direct Recruiters Inc. promotes Dan Charney to director of the material handling and packaging division.

Alliances/new facilities: Kewill Systems partners with SMC3 to expand its less-than-truckload (LTL) rating support...MARKEM Corporation teams up with B.L.I. Leasing Company to offer a leasing program of identification systems, software and supplies for product coding and marking...Retrotech acquires Woodson Incorporated...ARC Advisory Group selects Telematics of Dubai, UAE as the representative for delivering supply chain consulting services to companies of the Middle East.