COMMERCEHUB BUILDS UPON MOMENTUM WITH ADDITION OF SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERT AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
For Immediate Release
CLIFTON PARK, NY, October 11, 2001 - CommerceHub, a provider of supply
chain integration and order management applications for multi-channel
retailers, announced today that Scott Hackworth has joined the company
as vice president of sales and business development.
"Scott has a proven track record of driving revenue growth through
strategic alliances and aggressive sales leadership. His deep
understanding of the retail space, supply chain best practices and
information systems makes him uniquely qualified to direct our sales
efforts," stated Frank Poore, CommerceHub`s founder and CEO. "I`m glad
to have Scott on our team as we move to take CommerceHub to the next
level."
"CommerceHub has already developed an impressive list of market leading
retail customers, I see a tremendous opportunity to leverage our proof
points into new verticals and strategic relationships with technology
partners," stated Mr. Hackworth. "While most of the world`s largest
businesses still struggle with supply chain communications,
CommerceHub`s customers have achieved seamless electronic data exchange
with their trading partners. I am excited to join a company that has an
elegant solution to one of the biggest challenges facing businesses
today.
Mr. Hackworth has fifteen years of experience leading sales, business
development, infrastructure, and integration efforts for supply chain
products and services delivered to over 3,000 domestic and international
retail clients. Prior to joining CommerceHub, Mr. Hackworth rapidly rose
through the executive ranks at the Fleming Companies, Inc., the second
largest wholesale food distributor in the United States. One of Mr.
Hackworth`s many accomplishments while at Fleming was to grow their
Retail Technology Services division from $15 million to over $60 million
in a period of three years. Most recently, Mr. Hackworth was vice
president of business development at Armature, Inc., a supply chain
technology provider, where he developed high profile strategic and
revenue generating relationships with Fortune 500 technology companies.
About CommerceHub
CommerceHub (www.commercehub.com) is a leading provider of private
supply chain networks for multi-channel retailers. The company has
developed an advanced supplier integration platform along with
complimentary applications that provide for the real-time management of
supplier inventories and order fulfillment. CommerceHub`s technology
transforms the existing tangle of supply chain communications - marked
by inefficient manual processes and limited electronic standards - into
a single unified process, so businesses can centralize and optimize the
management of their operations. With CommerceHub, businesses can closely
align supply with demand, minimize company owned inventories, slash
cycle times, continuously improve trading partner performance and
rapidly react to change. Universal Connection Hub is CommerceHub`s open
and flexible integration platform for seamlessly exchanging data with
trading partners regardless of system incompatibilities or technological
sophistication. Drop-Ship Master is a suite of applications that
optimizes the management of suppliers performing direct-to-customer
fulfillment. Bulk-Ship Master is a suite of applications that optimizes
the management of suppliers performing distribution center
replenishment. CommerceHub`s clients include Kmart`s BlueLight.com,
Target and QVC.
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Media Contact:
Kim Rauch
CommerceHub
518.886.0691
krauch@commercehub.com
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