Lombard company announces promotions

LOMBARD - Program Productions Inc. and XLT Management Services Inc. said Robert Carzoli, current chairman and chief financial officer, will step aside as the CEO of both companies to assume the same role with ProCrewz, the companies' technology platform and mobile application. He will remain as chairman of both entities.

Succeeding Carzoli will be current President and Chief Operating Officer Scott West, who will now serve as president and chief executive officer of both PPI and XLT. Jessica Kowatch, the current senior vice president of operations, is being elevated to executive vice president of operations and chief operating officer.

Amy Scheller, the senior vice president of strategy and development, is also being promoted to executive vice president of strategy and development and chief sales and marketing officer.

These changes are effective immediately.

"I really feel like I've achieved what I wanted to when I came to work with my dad and brother two plus decades ago," said Carzoli. "The time has come to allow Scott, Amy and Jess to officially handle the day-to-day management of our two organizations. And all three of them have my 100% confidence and unwavering trust in their ability to continue to manage and build PPI and XLT. Truthfully, they're better at it than I ever was."

In Carzoli's new role at ProCrewz, he will oversee the transition of the current enterprise resource management technology systems into a universal Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that will be available inside and outside of the broadcast industry.

"At the end of the day, I'm an entrepreneur," Carzoli said. "I love the challenge of building, growing and being part of something from the ground up. ProCrewz is going to revolutionize how labor is managed and information is communicated in the new gig and remote workforce economy. My calendar is already filling up for the year with people who want to see how ProCrewz can help their businesses.