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Rich McClure is moving into the driver's seat at UniGroup Inc.
He takes over April 15 at the Fentonbased firm that owns some of the nation's largest moving companies, when President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Baer ends a 25-year career at UniGroup.
Since 1977, Baer has built UniGroup into an industry powerhouse with $1.9 billion in revenue, while also juggling civic responsibilities such as leading the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners and the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, the group that oversaw the construction of what's now the Edward Jones Dome.
Baer, 64, will remain as president emeritus and serve as an adviser to the board of directors through the end of the year. He wants to teach or lecture at a local university, and he's not ruling out another civic role. McClure said he wants to continue Baer's legacy of civic leaders hip, although he's not ready to announce a specific interest just yet.
McClure and Baer have similar backgrounds. Both served in the public sector before moving into the corporate world - Baer as executive director at BiState Development...