COMMERCEHUB EXPANDS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM TO SUPPORT RAPID GROWTH
John Tobison joins Management Team as VP of Information and
Integration Systems
Clifton Park, NY, August 13, 2003 -- CommerceHub, the leader in
drop-ship
commerce for multi-channel retailers, today announced the appointment of
John Tobison as the company`s Vice President of Information and
Integration
Systems.
Tobison joins CommerceHub after an impressive 26-year career in
information
technology. Most recently, Tobison served as Vice President & Chief
Information Officer of MapInfo Corporation (NASDAQ: MAPS), a global
software company that he helped grow from $20 million to more than $100
million. Early on, Tobison established the professional services profit
center for MapInfo and later became the company`s Vice President of
Strategic Planning. In this role, he helped redirect the company`s
long-range business plan which guided it from a single product
desktop-mapping company to an enterprise leader in its market. As CIO,
Tobison oversaw the planning, design and construction of the company`s
new
computing facilities and managed a team running data centers in the US
and
throughout the world. Prior to MapInfo, Tobison had a 14-year career as
a
management consultant for Coopers and Lybrand and Arthur Young &
Company,
providing management consulting to major organizations such as American
Express, PepsiCo and Digital Equipment Corporation.
"We are pleased to have someone with John`s outstanding credentials and
experience joining our team," said Frank Poore, CEO of CommerceHub. "As
we
continue to expand, it is important that we maintain high levels of
service
and that we partner with our clients to develop state of the art
applications and services. John`s track record of successful project
management, client engagement and infrastructure expansion will be of
great
value to our customers and to our leadership team."
"It is a pleasure to be joining CommerceHub at such an exciting period
in
its growth," said Tobison. "With industry leading customers, the
company
is in a unique market position with a major network of fully integrated
manufacturers, suppliers and distributors that is growing every day. I
look forward to the tremendous opportunities that lie ahead for this
company."
CommerceHub has seen a dramatic increase in business activity in recent
months, signing major customers and significantly expanding
relationships
with existing ones. Tobison`s appointment builds on this momentum and
further bolsters CommerceHub`s management team and overall capabilities.
About CommerceHub
CommerceHub is the #1 provider of drop-ship supplier integration and
order
management services for world-class multi-channel retailers including
QVC,
Sears, Costco, KB Toys, Staples and Target, among others. The company`s
open and flexible translation platform enables retailers to
electronically
integrate with all of their suppliers regardless of differing systems
and
incompatibilities. CommerceHub also offers robust applications that
simplify order management and provide real-time visibility and control
over
transactions so companies can improve their fulfillment performance
while
reducing their costs. CommerceHub currently manages nearly 1 million
"virtual" products between its retailers and suppliers and this year
will
be responsible for processing millions of orders representing a
half-billion dollars in retail transactions. www.commercehub.com
Contact:
Kimberly Rauch
518-886-0691
krauch@commercehub.com
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