Company Taps Former Top Executives With Considerable Experience Within the Supply Chain Industry to Head Global Operations
Waukesha, WI – RedPrairie Corporation, a leader in global supply chain technology solutions that drive business transformation, today announced the appointment of a stellar team of industry executives to lead its global operations and expansion.
The executive team, reporting to Company Leader John Jazwiec, includes, Martin Hiscox, formerly CEO of LIS, which RedPrairie acquired in February 2004, as Sales and Services Leader for EMEA; Tim Conroy, co-founder and CEO of Intrepa LLC, a supply chain execution company, and a former executive of Manhattan Associates, as Sales Leader for the Americas; R. Michael Mayoras, former President of DigiTerra, a leading management consulting firm, was appointed Customer Implementation and Services Leader; and Jerry Rau, former Vice President of Operations for i2 and a seasoned general manager of several Canadian and Australian transportation companies, will now lead the Marketing function in addition to his role as Strategic Acquisitions Leader. Jim Hoefflin, co-founder and CEO of Software Associates Inc., which RedPrairie acquired in 1998, continues in his role as CTO and Product Management and Strategy Leader. All except Mayoras have been serving in senior management positions with RedPrairie.
Also continuing in their current roles are Tom Hickinbotham, CFO, and Laura Fese, General Counsel and Organizational Development Leader.
Comments John Jazwiec, “With our recent acquisition of LIS and the opening of our Asia/Pac headquarters in Shanghai, we have solidified our position as a global leader in Supply Chain Technology. Therefore, it is very important for us to have a management structure that can best leverage this advantage. By selecting people for our executive management team who have previous experience in growing successful companies, we have strongly positioned RedPrairie for both organic growth and expansion through acquisitions.
Continued Jazwiec, “I am extremely excited about our leadership team. Everyone is committed to making RedPrairie a great company, and great companies must have great leaders. Today is a very important step in our company’s history that will set the foundation for our future growth and continued success.”
About RedPrairie Corporation
RedPrairie is a leader in supply chain technology solutions that help customers transform their businesses. These global, end-to-end logistics solutions optimize operations across customers’ extended supply networks, driving out costs, improving customer service and creating competitive advantage. RedPrairie’s RFID-enabled suite of supply chain technology solutions provide the industry’s leading transportation, productivity, and distribution management capabilities, enhanced with process management and optimization components for real-time visibility, event management, sourcing, quality control, supplier collaboration and performance management. RedPrairie provides industry-tailored solutions for many markets, including consumer goods, direct to consumer and traditional retail, food and beverage, high tech / electronics, third party logistics, industrial / wholesale, automotive and service parts, and pharmaceuticals. Customers include Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Thames Water, Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Panasonic, Georgia-Pacific, Eveready, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Unilever, Exel, GE, TNT Logistics, Amazon.com, and many others.
For additional information, call 1.877.733.7724, or access www.RedPrairie.com.
