Calico Coatings Names New GM

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Calico Coatings recently named Russ Salerno as the company's new general manager.

Salerno comes to Denver, North Carolina-based Calico Coatings with a diverse background—he is an accomplished business consultant with more than 20 years of experience in organizational leadership and execution performance.

In 1997 Salerno co-founded ExecuSource, an employee leasing company located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Shortly thereafter, Salerno took on a new adventure in NASCAR, serving as the Pit Crew Coach/Coordinator for Dale Jarrett and the #88 UPS Racing Team. In 2006 Russ' team building, leadership and coaching experience continued when he took on a consulting role as a Process Design Consultant for Bank of America.

With his Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt and Lean certifications, Salerno has served as a consultant in sales performance, business process execution, change management, process design & innovation, strategic & financial planning, risk management & mitigation, personnel management and human resources.

Salerno holds a BS degree in Communications from the University of Central Florida where he also played four years of football. He currently serves as the Director of VoiceBox Ministries, a youth mentorship ministry, and has served as the Chaplain for the USAC Carolina Ford Focus Midget Series.

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