SYNCRA SYSTEMS APPOINTS FOUR SEASONED SALES EXECUTIVES TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE SOFTWARE BUSINESS
Bob Duley, Paul Goldberg, Jim Blanchette and Bruce Harder Bring Expertise in
Supply Chain and Sales Strategy
Waltham, MA-February 25, 2002- Syncra Systems, Inc., a premier provider of
supply chain intelligence and collaboration solutions and the leader in
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR(r))
implementations, announced today the addition of four executives to the
Syncra sales team. Bob Duley, Paul Goldberg, Jim Blanchette, and Bruce
Harder bring a combined 65 years of supply chain and sales experience to
Syncra.
Bob Duley brings more than 14 years of technology-related sales and
management experience to Syncra. Duley will direct the company`s
initiatives to target new prospects and will lead the company`s growth in
the Southeast region. Before joining Syncra, Duley worked as part of
Manugistics` high tech group, where he managed clients such as Compaq,
Lexmark and Philips. Previously, Duley served as the Southeast district
sales manager at i2 Technologies and held sales management positions at
GroupSystems.com, Lotus Development Corporation and A.D.A.M Software, Inc.
With more than 15 years of sales experience, Paul Goldberg will lead
Syncra`s sales efforts in the apparel industry. Goldberg joins Syncra from
QRS Corporation, where he worked in both the sales and the business
development divisions and drove sales of e-commerce and business
intelligence solutions. Prior to QRS, Goldberg held sales positions at IBM.
Jim Blanchette brings more than 15 years of experience to this position and
will lead Syncra`s sales efforts in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing
industries. Most recently, Blanchette served as an applications sales
manager at Oracle where he was responsible for selling the Oracle E-business
Suite and led a team of three to win the "Best of Oracle 9iAS" Presenter
Award. Prior to that, Blanchette held sales positions at The ASK Group,
SS&C Technology, RAMCO Systems, and American Software.
Bruce Harder is a seasoned sales professional with nearly 20 years of
business and technology experience. Prior to joining Syncra, Harder worked
at Frictionless Commerce, where he was responsible for developing
opportunities in selected financial services companies for a new enterprise
software platform. Harder has also held sales positions at Highjump
Software, irista, and Catalyst International, Inc.
"The addition of these sales executives is well-timed to help Syncra take
advantage of growth opportunities in our core markets," said Wes Arens,
senior vice president of sales and services at Syncra Systems. "All four
have excellent reputations within the technology community for exceptional
customer service, creative selling, and outstanding professionalism. We are
glad to have Bob, Paul, Jim and Bruce on board and look forward to their
contributions to our success in 2002."
About Syncra Systems, Inc.
Syncra Systems, Inc. provides B2B supply-chain intelligence and
collaboration solutions. Syncra products, which fully support the
industry-standard Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
(CPFR(r)) guidelines, feature a Web-based, many-to-many architecture that
enables manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and retailers to collaborate
with their trading partners to reduce inventory and improve customer service
levels and sales. Syncra was named by both Intelligent Enterprise and
Consumer Goods Technology magazines as "A Company to Watch" in 2002. Syncra
Systems can be found on the Web at www.syncra.com.
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Angela Morrione
Account Associate
Kelley Habib John Integrated Marketing
Tel: 617-241-8000, ext. 150
Fax:617-886-0356
amorrione@khj.com
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