Leadership
For over thirty years, the leadership team at Dean Warehouse has demonstrated an unrivaled commitment to quality and personalized service that has resulted in superior results for Dean Warehouse customers whether globally, nationally or regionally based.
Their vision and understanding of the warehousing, logistics, and transportation business has made Dean Warehouse and its leadership team innovators in the supply chain management industry – bringing the latest and best technologies to create the most efficient and cost-effective solutions for their customers’ every day needs.
The Dean Warehouse leadership team consists of CEO, Bradford A Dean; President, Greg Foreman; and Vice President, Bradford S Dean.
Bradford A. Dean, Chief Executive Officer
Brad Dean has served as CEO of Dean Warehouse since its founding in 1980. He has spent his entire career in warehousing, logistics, transportation, and supply chain management. His vision and creativity has driven the development of the Dean business-model. Over the past 30 years, he has built the organization to be one of the most innovative supply chain management firms. And, he has created one of the industry's strongest management teams that include a dozen top regional professionals.
He is the supporter of numerous philanthropic initiatives in Northern Rhode Island and serves on a variety of business and community boards.
Greg Foreman, President
Greg Foreman is the President of Dean Warehouse. Prior to his role as President, he was the Vice President of Dean Warehouse for 4 years. He came to Dean with a wealth of experience in the supply chain management industry spending more than 10 years as a Vice President of a leading west coast distribution company and also as an independent consultant.
Greg’s vision and commitment to the industry has been critical to Dean’s growth and leadership. He was the catalyst behind the adoption of the Dean Integration System™ —an essential tool in providing Dean’s customers with the most cost-effective technology.
Bradford S Dean, Executive Vice President
Continuing in the family tradition, Brad Dean has worked at Dean Warehouse much of his life. As the son of Dean’s CEO, he has grown up at Dean Warehouse, acquiring extensive knowledge of the warehousing, logistics, and transportation business. He serves as a member of the State of Rhode Island’s Worker Compensation Board. He is a graduate of the International Warehouse Logistics Association at Ohio State University. He earned an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a minor in Finance from St. Michael’s College in Colchester, VT.
Joe Iovini, Vice President of Sales and Business Development
Joe Iovini is the Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Dean Warehouse. Prior to joining Dean, Joe was formerly with a multi-national consumer products entity as General Manager responsible for transportation, operations, distribution, compliance, and supply chain. Previously he spent a number of years in the transportation industry with Roadway Express in sales where he achieved a law degree with an emphasis in Interstate Commerce. Joe has managed both local and national accounts throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of global supply chain dynamics.
Leesa Michael, Project Manager
Leesa directs a critical area for Dean Warehouse – as project manager she manages all new customer startups and all special projects with a focus on IT. As the liaison between the IT department and operations, she ensures all projects make a smooth transition into the Dean Integration System™. She is a graduate of Curry College with a double major and an MBA from New York Institute of Technology.
Robert Witt, General Manager
Bob Witt is Dean’s General Manager and a key part of Dean’s growth and development of new technology. After serving more than 30 years in senior roles at Georgia Gulf, Bob joined Dean in 2001. He oversees space management, safety and operation’s management. Bob is a proven expert in facility management and a key part of Dean’s management team. Bob is a graduate of Bryant University.
Jill Day, Controller
As controller Jill ensures our customers are billed correctly and in a timely manner as well as managing all third party vender relationships. As a seasoned professional she is driven to improve efficiencies through the business by choosing and managing vendor relationships. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Rhode Island College and an MBA from New York Institute of Technology.