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Ryder System Inc announced that Luis P Nieto Jr, president of the Refrigerated Foods Group for ConAgra Foods Inc, has been elected to Ryder's board of directors. Nieto was appointed to serve on the company's Audit Committee, as well as the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Ryder has named Rosario Rizzo senior vice-president and general manager of Dedicated Contract Carriage and Todd Carter vice-president and general manager-Global Transportation Management. Rizzo previously served as vice-president of the Americas Logistics and Global Contract Logistics for APL Logistics. Carter joins Ryder from Celanese Chemicals, where he served as director-Global Supply Chain.