Michele Longley Joins Stevens as Director of Business Development

Saginaw, Mich. - Stevens Worldwide Van Lines is pleased to announce the addition of Michele Longley to its team of professionals.

Ms. Longley joins Stevens as Director of Business Development and is responsible for cultivating relationships with businesses and organizations and offering corporate relocation solutions for their employees or members.

Ms. Longley resides in Bradenton, Fla., and has extensive and diverse experience in sales, networking and marketing. She is a native of South Africa and has more than 20 years of international experience in the music, insurance, real estate and relocation industries in South Africa, England and the United States. She has held positions including broker consultant, account representative, corporate speaker and head of global business development.

Some of Ms. Longley's accomplishments include achieving the Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) designation from the Worldwide ERC, holding the distinction as top sales achiever three out of four years; obtaining 35 new corporate accounts in one year; and nearly tripling the size of a global vendor network. In addition, she is a certified speaker and has presented more than 500 talks in the real estate industry and has trained more than 2,500 real estate agents.

Ms. Longley also is a licensed real estate agent in Florida.

Stevens Worldwide Van Lines offers personalized attention, discounted pricing and specialized services for businesses and organizations that utilize the van line for the moving and storage needs of new or transferring employees. Stevens also handles commercial relocations and temporary storage for businesses, colleges and universities, hotels, government agencies and other organizations that have specialized moving needs, like libraries and medical offices.

Ms. Longley can be contacted at 941-538-6868 or via email at michele.longley@stevensworldwide.com.

Stevens Worldwide Van Lines was established in 1905 in Saginaw, Michigan. Founder Frederick H. Stevens, Jr. used a single horse and dray to haul baggage to and from the Michigan Central Passenger Depot. Today, Stevens Worldwide Van Lines is an internationally recognized industry leader with seven corporate-owned offices, and partnerships with more than 400 domestic agents and nearly 700 international agents. Stevens combines experience with leading-edge technology and maintains customer loyalty by remaining committed to customer satisfaction. Stevens is ISO 9001certified.