Kewill Solutions Names Mike Dolan Chief Operating Officer
December 21, 2005 - Marlborough, MA – Kewill Solutions (LSE: KWL), the leader in enterprise shipping management software and services, today announced that Mike Dolan, former Senior VP and General Manager of Worldwide Operations for Mapics, has been named chief operating officer of Kewill Solutions, the shipping management subsidiary of Kewill Systems.
"Mike Dolan is a proven leader with nearly two decades of success managing the strategic growth of global enterprise technology companies,” said Paul Nichols, Kewill Systems plc CEO. "His executive management expertise will allow him to build on the work we`ve done over the past year to further improve our operational performance. He is passionate about understanding customer business challenges and working with our development and consulting teams to deliver solutions that bring our customers the greatest possible value."
As COO, Dolan will have responsibility for directing the sales, service, support and development of the company’s parcel shipping management solution offerings including Flagship, Kewill Ship and Clippership. The appointment of Dolan will allow Nichols to focus greater attention to his role as CEO for Kewill Solutions’ parent company, Kewill Systems plc and its four subsidiaries.
"I am pleased to be given this tremendous opportunity with Kewill," said Dolan. "I look forward to working closely with our employees and our customers to create strategic shipping management solutions that help our customers to greatly simplify and reduce the cost of their parcel shipments and delivery."
Dolan joins Kewill from Mapics, a global provider of ERP, CRM, PLM and Supply Chain Solutions to the manufacturing industry where he served as senior vice president and general manager of Worldwide Operations. He also served as vice president of Americas Operations and vice president and general manager of International Operations during his tenure there. Before joining Mapics he was President and CEO of Thru-Put Technologies a manufacturing centric supply chain vendor that serves manufacturers of industrial and heavy metal equipment, automotive components, custom electronics, and aerospace and defense equipment or components. Prior to Thru-Put, Dolan held management positions with Baan, Consilium, and ASK, Inc.
Dolan received a Bachelors of Science degree in Economics from St. Bonaventure University.
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