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Paul Welna – Chief Operating Officer Welna is responsible for operations, client relations and the transportation groups at Murphy Warehouse Company. He began his career at Murphy in 1975 as a customer service representative before moving into operations two years later. He rose through the ranks to become vice president of operations in 1980. Welna holds an associate’s degree from North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, Minn. D. Thomas Griep, CPA, JD – Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Information Technology Griep is responsible for the financial, legal and technical health of the Murphy Warehouse Company. Griep joined Murphy in 2002 as the vice president of finance, and was named corporate secretary in 2004. His robust expertise includes warehousing, strategic planning, process improvement, negotiation, budgets, supply chain management, forecasting, mergers, contract negotiation, change management and financial analysis. Griep is a Certified Public Accountant, an attorney and a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of St. Thomas and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law, both in St. Paul, Minn. Wendy Pigorsch – Vice President of Talent Development and Communications Pigorsch oversees talent development and communications at Murphy Warehouse Company and is responsible for human resources, internal communications, public relations and marketing. She joined the Murphy team in 1996 as an executive assistant and quickly rose through the ranks to become human resources manager in 1996 and later human resources director in 2002. Pigorsch’s leadership over the years has been visible with her work in labor relations, employee

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Paul  Welna  –  Chief  Operating  Officer    Welna  is  responsible  for  operations,  client  relations  and  the  transportation  groups  at  Murphy  Warehouse  Company.    He  began  his  career  at  Murphy  in  1975  as  a  customer  service  representative  before  moving  into  operations  two  years  later.  He  rose  through  the  ranks  to  become  vice  president  of  operations  in  1980.    Welna  holds  an  associate’s  degree  from  North  Hennepin  Community  College  in  Brooklyn  Park,  Minn.        D.  Thomas  Griep,  CPA,  JD  –  Chief  Financial  Officer  and  Vice  President  of  Information  Technology    Griep  is  responsible  for  the  financial,  legal  and  technical  health  of  the  Murphy  Warehouse  Company.    Griep  joined  Murphy  in  2002  as  the  vice  president  of  finance,  and  was  named  corporate  secretary  in  2004.  His  robust  expertise  includes  warehousing,  strategic  planning,  process  improvement,  negotiation,  budgets,  supply  chain  management,  forecasting,  mergers,  contract  negotiation,  change  management  and  financial  analysis.      Griep  is  a  Certified  Public  Accountant,  an  attorney  and  a  member  of  the  Minnesota  State  Bar  Association.    He  holds  a  bachelor’s  degree  in  accounting  from  the  University  of  St.  Thomas  and  a  law  degree  from  William  Mitchell  College  of  Law,  both  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.        Wendy  Pigorsch  –  Vice  President  of  Talent  Development  and  Communications    Pigorsch  oversees  talent  development  and  communications  at  Murphy  Warehouse  Company  and  is  responsible  for  human  resources,  internal  communications,  public  relations  and  marketing.    She  joined  the  Murphy  team  in  1996  as  an  executive  assistant  and  quickly  rose  through  the  ranks  to  become  human  resources  manager  in  1996  and  later  human  resources  director  in  2002.      Pigorsch’s  leadership  over  the  years  has  been  visible  with  her  work  in  labor  relations,  employee  

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health,  wellness  and  safety  programs,  OSHA  compliance  and  Workers  Compensation/return  to  work  administration.      She  attended  the  University  of  St.  Thomas  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  University  of  Minnesota  in  Minneapolis.        Greg  Parupsky  –  Vice  President  of  Client  Relations  and  Business  Development    Parupsky’s  focus  is  on  building  and  strengthening  relationships  with  current  clients,  as  well  as  developing  business  with  both  new  and  existing  clients.    He  began  his  career  at  Murphy  Warehouse  Company  in  customer  service  and  was  later  promoted  to  director  of  business  development  in  2008.  Parupsky  is  knowledgeable  in  specialized  areas  including  supply  chain  logistics,  all  3PL  services  and  rail  transloading.      Parupsky  holds  a  bachelor’s  degree  in  mathematics  and  business  from  Bethel  University  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  is  a  recent  graduate  of  the  Minnesota  Management  Institute  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  Minneapolis.        Jason  Nesbitt  –  Vice  President  of  Transportation  and  Business  Growth      Nesbitt  is  responsible  for  growth  within  the  transportation  groups  at  Murphy  Warehouse  Company.    Jason  joined  Murphy  in  2012  as  director  of  business  development,  leveraging  13  years  of  experience  in  the  logistics  industry.  With  his  strong  leadership  skills  and  solutions-­‐oriented  mindset,  Nesbitt  plays  a  critical  role  in  Murphy’s  transportation,  distribution,  warehousing,  supply  chain  and  logistics  operations.    He  holds  a  bachelor’s  degree  in  business  with  a  concentration  in  logistics  and  industrial  distribution  from  the  University  of  Wisconsin/Stout  in  Menomonie,  Wis.      Laurie  Murphy  –  Director  of  Quality  Assurance    As  part  of  the  fourth  generation  of  the  Murphy  family  to  lead  the  company,  Laurie  Murphy  is  responsible  for  quality  assurance  at  Murphy  Warehouse  Company.        She  joined  the  company  in  1981,  and  in  her  role  has  ensured  that  the  company  every  year  is  certified  in  ISO  9001  and  ISO  14001.  She  published  the  Murphy  family  history,  Two  Horses  and  a  Wagon,  100  Years  of  Murphy  in  Business,  in  collaboration  with  the  Ramsey  County  Historical  Society.    

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She  holds  bachelor’s  degrees  in  English  and  humanities  from  the  University  of  Minnesota  in  Minneapolis,  as  well  as  a  master’s  degree  in  business  administration  from  the  Carlson  School  of  Management,  University  of  Minnesota.      Jean  Parupsky  –  Director  of  Customer  Service  and  Information  Technology      Parupsky  is  responsible  for  management  of  the  customer  service  team  and  IT  utilization  at  Murphy  Warehouse  Company.  She  specializes  in  supply  chain  logistics,  3PL  services,  customer  care  and  relationship  management.      Parupsky  joined  Murphy  in  1994,  where  she  started  as  a  Customer  Service  Representative.      She  holds  a  bachelor’s  degree  in  French  with  a  minor  in  mathematics  from  the  University  of  Minnesota  Morris  in  Morris,  Minn.      Cory  Milczark  –  Director  of  Operations      Milczark  is  responsible  for  warehouse  start-­‐up,  transportation,  truck  and  forklift  maintenance,  safety  and  security  and  operations.  He  is  adept  at  solving  storage  problems,  conducting  audits,  space  utilization  and  customized  projects  for  Murphy  clients.      He  joined  Murphy  in  1992,  where  he  started  as  a  Warehouseman.    Milczark  attended  the  Minnesota  Drafting  School  in  Crystal,  MN,  and  Hibbing  Community  College  in  Hibbing,  Minn.      Andy  Welna  –  Director  of  Operations    Welna  is  responsible  for  warehouse  operations,  transportation,  customer  audits,  labor  relations,  safety  and  security.    He  is  adept  at  solving  storage  problems,  conducting  audits,  space  utilization  and  customized  projects  for  Murphy  clients.    He  joined  Murphy  in  2008  as  a  Warehouse  Manager  leveraging  10  years  of  experience  already  in  the  logistics  industry.        Welna  attended  the  University  of  Minnesota.      July  2013    For  more  information,  contact:    Mary  Lilja,  Lilja  Communications  at  952-­‐893-­‐7140,  or  [email protected]