Leadership

Tim Barrett
COO

Tim Barrett's primary responsibility as Chief Operating Officer is to develop customized warehousing, transportation, and information technology solutions for our clients that improve their performance and reduce their overall supply chain costs.

Tim has served as President of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' New England Roundtable. Before joining Barrett Distribution, Tim held positions at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Boston, MA where he worked with multinationals such as Bose and Tyco.

Tim received his M.B.A. from The Ross School at The University of Michigan and B.A. in Economics and Accounting from The College of the Holy Cross.

Arthur Barrett
President

Bob Willert
Senior Vice President, Operations

Bob Willert is Senior Vice President, Operations for Barrett's warehousing and distribution centers. Bob is responsible for performance execution that exceeds our customers' expectations. He is intimately involved in directing all new customer designs and implementations. Prior to joining Barrett, Bob served as Chief Operating Officer of Cherry & Webb, where he ran all aspects of the retail operation, including all distribution centers. Prior to Cherry & Webb, Bob was Director of Operations for Century 21 Department Stores in New York.

Bob received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

Lewis Frazer
Senior Vice President, Operations

Lewis Frazer is Senior Vice President, Operations at Barrett Distribution Centers, where he is responsible for customer designs, implementation, operations and customer service.

Lewis is an accomplished leader in operations and brand management, with more than 20 years of C-level operating experience in both mid market and startup companies in retail, distribution and manufacturing. Prior to joining Barrett, Lewis served as CFO of Sort LLC, where he led the reorganization of the business. Prior to Sort LLC, Lewis was the COO of Yale Appliance and Lighting.

Lewis holds a B.A. from Tulane University.

Scott Hothem
Senior Vice President, Customer Solutions

Scott Hothem is Senior Vice President, Customer Solutions at Barrett Distribution Centers, where he is responsible for sales, marketing, and strategic partnership development.

Scott has held executive leadership positions with global, national and regional logistics companies for over 24 years. His areas of expertise include sales, marketing & partnership development, operations management, third party logistics, transportation management, strategic planning and technology implementations to companies in the food, beverage, retail and consumer electronics industries.

Prior to joining Barrett, Scott served as Executive Director, Sales for Matson Logistics, where he developed, sold and implemented integrated supply chain programs. Prior to Matson Logistics, Scott was the President of Pacific American Services (PACAM) which was acquired by Matson. 

Scott holds a B.S. from Springfield College.

Mark Sotir
Director of Customer Solutions

Mark Sotir focuses on designing distribution and transportation solutions for existing and new customers. Mark leads customer expansion efforts that incorporate all modes of transportation (truckload, less-than-truckload and parcel services), along with Barrett's warehouse-based service solutions.

Mark has many years of experience in distribution center and transportation operations, including various management positions at UPS that involved roles in Small Package, Feeder Operations, and Industrial Engineering. Prior to joining Barrett in 2001, Mark was the Chief Operating Officer at Parker's Express and Parker Warehouse, a regional LTL/TL carrier and third-party logistics provider.

Mark serves of the Board of Directors of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) New England Roundtable and is an active lecturer at Curry College in their Leadership Program. Mark is also a member of the Supply Chain Management Advisory Council at The University of Rhode Island.

Mark earned his M.S. in Management from Lesley University, Cambridge, and a B.S. in Business Management from Eastern Nazarene College.