Hilldrup Promotes Three New Vice Presidents to Key Leadership Roles

Stafford, VA. (July 28, 2011) – Hilldrup, one of the United Van Lines leading agents, is proud to announce three new vice presidents.  The new vice presidents will provide key leadership roles in the finance, information systems, quality andcustomer assistance teams.

Connie L. McGrath has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Finance. She has been with the company since 1988 and is based in the Stafford, Va. office.  Prior to joining Hilldrup, she was an assistant branch manager in the banking industry; she now leads the finance team at Hilldrup with over 40 employees focused in accounting, customer billing, collections and employee payroll.  She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Mary Washington College.



Roger Carroll has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Information Services. He manages and directs the information systems strategies for seven Hilldrup locations.  He leads a team of six information systems staff members dedicated to designing, maintaining and growing the communications network infrastructure that supports voice, data, mobile and Internet applications. He has a degree from the Warrington School of Business at the University of Florida. He has many certifications including MCP, MCSE, CCNA and NCNE. He is an active member in the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Fredericksburg Regional Technology Council.

Linda S. Rivera has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Quality and Customer Relations.  She is responsible for company-wide quality programs, certifications, consumer compliance and the customer assistance department.  She leads a team of 15 people including corporate trainers, customer assistance managers and quality assurance managers.  She has 15 years of management experience with Hilldrup developing and growing customer service teams.  She has a bachelor degree in marketing from Humber College in Toronto, Canada.  She is a graduate of Leadership Fredericksburg, a member of the American Society of Training and Development and a member of the Human Capital Leadership Institute. She is an active volunteer with the Volunteer Homeless Shelter and S.E.R.V.E. in Fredericksburg.

"I am excited to announce these three new promotions. The Hilldrup organization takes great pride in the exceptional people that chose to work for us.  Linda, Connie, and Roger's talent, passion for service excellence and leadership skills will continue to be instrumental to our growth and unmatched success.  They will each play a key role in further differentiating Hilldrup from our competition." said Charles W. McDaniel, President of Hilldrup.

About Hilldrup Companies
The family-owned moving and storage company started in 1903 by R.G. Hilldrup as a horse and carriage transportation company. Today the company has grown to be one of the most successful United Van Lines agency groups.The company operates nine facilities in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida with its corporate office in Stafford, Va. Hilldrup is one of the most honored United Van Lines agency groups. The company was named the top agent in 2010 for residential, national account, international and logistics services. In addition, the company is the only United Van Lines agent in the country to be consistently awarded the ‘Customer Choice Award’ 16 times for customer excellence. Hilldrup has also won the 2009 Moving and Storage Agent of the Year - Service Excellence Award given by the American Moving and Storage Association. For more information on Hilldrup moving and storage services, visit www.hilldrup.com.