Grady Lang Joins Island Pacific to Streamline Professional Services
Irvine, California, USA – January 4, 2005 – Island Pacific (AMEX:IPI) announced today that Grady Lang has joined Island Pacific as Vice President of Professional Services. Mr. Lang is a proven results-oriented professional with significant experience in the retail industry.
"We are delighted that Grady has joined the leadership team of Island Pacific," said Mike Tomczak, President and COO of Island Pacific. "We have increased our implementation and service practice as a result of recent sales of IPMS, Retail Pro and synaro to new users and we have a need to integrate the service organizations of the Retail Pro and synaro acquisitions. Grady will provide the leadership to accomplish these objectives"
Mr. Lang has over twenty years experience in the development and implementation of retail systems. Most recently, Mr. Lang has been engaged at a major entertainment company in a consulting relationship, where he planned and managed the development of a major corporate-wide ERP solution. He is also a co-founder of Evant, a developer of a merchandise management and planning system. As Evant`s Vice President of Client Services, he was responsible for varying aspects of business development, technical infrastructure, application support and client relationship management. Prior to that, Mr. Lang held executive positions with a major consulting firm and a prominent retailer.
Lang said, "Island Pacific is a solid company with a proven history in the marketplace. My role is to leverage technology to help our customers create solid results. I have seen this industry from all sides: as a customer, an implementer, and a business partner, and I`m confident that I can bring an even higher standard of customer satisfaction to this role. While focusing on results for our customers, I will also make it a priority to put in place best practices and programs to drive increased revenue and profitability from the IP service organization."
"I believe strongly in Mike Tomczak`s leadership and in the products themselves. I`m excited to be joining this growing company," Lang added.
About Island Pacific
Island Pacific is a global leader in retail merchandising, store operations, CRM, and multi-channel software solutions. For more than 25 years, Island Pacific has developed a reputation for delivering high-quality, high-value, high-reliability software to the retail industry.
As a result, Island Pacific is the definitive resource for scalable, flexible and affordable solutions for retailers around the world. Incorporating the recently acquired Retail Technologies International (RTI) and Page Digital, Island Pacific serves over 9,000 retail clients in more than 70 countries. Represented in more than 55,000 stores worldwide and available in 15 languages, the company’s technology manages billions of transactions annually under the brand names of Island Pacific Merchandising System™ (IPMS), Retail Pro ®, Synaro®, and Gladiator, and is the thought leader in multi-channel retailing.
The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, and has offices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and is represented by business partners in over 30 countries. For more information, please visit www.islandpacific.com and www.retailpro.com.
Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or the Company`s future performance. These statements are only predictions. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Company`s Form 10-KA for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and other risk factors identified from time to time in the Company`s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. IPI undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to the forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
CONTACTS:
Media Relations
Danny Zeibert
Island Pacific, Inc.
+1.916.605.7200
Investor Relations:
Mike Tomczak
Island Pacific, Inc.
+1.949.399.3816
Email: ir@islandpacific.com
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