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29, 2007 |
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Multi-Channel Industry Veteran John Marrah to Lead PCS
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ProfitCenter Software Announces the Appointment of John Marrah as President & CEO
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Uniondale, NY, August 29, 2007 — ProfitCenter Software Inc. (PCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX), and a premier provider of web-based, on demand software for multi-channel commerce and direct marketing merchants, announced today the appointment of John Marrah as its President and Chief Executive Officer.
John Marrah brings over 23 years of software and technology experience to his leadership role at PCS. He most recently served as President of Escalate Inc., a leading provider of software solutions for direct and multi-channel commerce, where he was responsible for Escalate’s engagement in retail vertical industries and delivery of customer value across all business units. During his eight years at Escalate (formerly Ecometry Corporation), John grew the company significantly thorough the strategy of replatforming of the Ecometry system to an open systems platform and through the acquisitions of Blue Martini Software, ADS Retail and GERS.
"Joining PCS at this time is a tremendous opportunity. As multi-channel companies become more dependent on their IT strategy to drive sales growth, increase product offerings and to survive in the competitive multi-channel commerce marketplace, the need for reliable, feature rich, and integrated software delivery is greater than ever before," said John Marrah, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. "Companies are facing significant challenges in order to be more responsive to business needs, and I believe PCS is the right company to help address these challenges.”
“I am extremely pleased to have someone of John’s stature come aboard to lead PCS. I consider John to be the world’s leading executive in the direct marketing and multi-channel retail software industry, and his joining PCS recognizes the company and its product’s strong position as the right technology platform for the direct marketing industry in the future," stated Richard Leeds, President, CEO, and Chairman of Systemax Inc. "John Marrah provides the mature senior leadership and experience necessary to take the PCS product and business to the next level.”
John Marrah is initially charged with focusing on helping the skilled personnel of PCS, with strong implementation and delivery processes aimed at refining the development, enhancement and go-live procedures, all targeted towards delivering high value products and services to PCS customers.
"John came to our attention during our search for a new leader with strong execution skills, a proven ability to lead top performing teams and his track record of sustained success has been focused and thorough," added Richard Leeds. "We are confident that PCS, behind John's leadership, will push forward in its pursuit of continuously developing a world class SaaS product for the multi-channel commerce industry and will continue to drive PCS and its customers’ success."
“I have spent almost a decade working in the direct marketing industry and I couldn’t have more respect for PCS and for the product they have developed in a relatively short period,” stated Mr. Marrah. “I am excited at the prospect of continuing that development of what is already one of the industry’s most technologically advanced software solutions for the multi-channel commerce industry.”
Prior to joining Escalate, John was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Services at Workgroup Technology Corporation. Additionally, he has held executive management positions at Oracle Corporation, XDB Systems, and Information Dimensions Inc.
Previous CEO and President, Matthew Ehrlich resigned last month due to personal reasons.
PCS also has hired Dominique Laborde as Chief Operating Officer. Additionally, PCS also hired more than 20 new associates in the areas of professional services, training, programming, quality assurance and customer service.
Mr. Laborde has held technology leadership roles over the last 29 years within complex software organizations with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion, directing teams of up to 300 people situated globally, to achieve business results in highly competitive markets.
Most recently, Mr. Laborde was Chief Technology Officer with Vertafore, a developer of On Demand enterprise software. Prior to Vertafore, Dominique Laborde has held technology executive management positions at large corporations such as the CIO at Business Objects France, Senior Vice President at Dun & Bradstreet, Chief Technology Vice President at American International Group (AIG), and Vice President at Computer Associates.
About ProfitCenter Software Inc.
ProfitCenter Software Inc. (PCS) (www.profitcenter.com) is a leader in web-based on demand automation software for multichannel merchants and direct marketers. The company’s Profitability Software Suite™ is the first integrated, scaleable suite of applications designed to directly enhance a company’s bottom line. Through sales, fulfillment, accounting functionality and more, PCS empowers companies with the ability to automate and manage their entire customer life cycle and run their whole business off a web browser. PCS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) (www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 direct marketing company, which employs a system of branded e-commerce web sites, direct mail catalogs and relationship marketers to sell PC hardware, related computer products, consumer electronic products and industrial products in North America and Europe. PCS is headquartered in Uniondale, NY with additional operations in New York, NY, Port Washington, NY and Boca Raton, FL.
Forward-looking statement:
This press release contains forward-looking statements about the company's performance. These statements are based on management's estimates, assumptions and projections and are not guarantees of future performance. ProfitCenter Software Inc. and Systemax Inc. assume no obligation to update these statements. Actual results may differ materially from results expressed or implied in these statements as the result of risks, uncertainties and other factors including, but not limited to: (a) unanticipated variations in sales volume, (b) economic conditions and exchange rates, (c) actions by competitors, (d) the continuation of key vendor relationships, (e) the ability to maintain satisfactory loan agreements with lenders, (f) risks associated with the delivery of merchandise to customers utilizing common carriers, (g) the operation of the company's management information systems, and (h) unanticipated legal and administrative proceedings. Please refer to the Forward Looking Statements section contained in Systemax Inc.'s Form 10-K for a more detailed explanation of the inherent limitations in such forward-looking statements. Product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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| Your Whole Business. On Demand! |
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ProfitCenter Software Inc. (PCS) is a leader in web-based on demand software for multichannel merchants and direct marketers. The company’s Profitability Software Suite™, delivered in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, is the first integrated, scaleable suite of applications designed to directly enhance a company’s bottom line. The software solution scales to meet the demands of small, mid sized and large complex companies that sell products and services through multiple sales channels, without the costs a complexities of the traditional catalog software, order management solutions and mail order systems.
Through sales, order management, fulfillment, warehousing, shipping and accounting, ProfitCenter Software’s solutions empower companies with the ability to automate and manage their entire customer life cycle and run their whole business off a web browser. With its extensive and broad functionality, ProfitCenter Software provides a comprehensive suite of on demand applications to help multichannel direct marketing companies of every size, industry, and geography.
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