People.(YRC Worldwide Inc. appointed Mike Smid as president of North American transportation)

YRC Worldwide, Overland Park, Kan., appointed Mike Smid to his new role as president of North American Transportation. He will be responsible for the asset-based operating companies of YRC Worldwide. Smid has served as president of YRC National Transportation since its formation in January 2007 and was previously president of Roadway. Jim Staley, president of YRC Regional Transportation, will retire at the end of the year after 37 years in the industry. Keith Lovetro was named president of YRC Regional Transportation. Michael T. Byrnes and Mark A. Schulz also joined the YRC Worldwide board of directors. Byrnes, 61, has more than two decades of experience in China. He served as president of Tyco International China until his retirement at the end of 2005. Schulz, 55, who recently retired from the Ford Motor Company …