Jane Biddle Joins Eqos as Chief Marketing Officer
Prominent Supply Chain Technology Executive to Drive Global Market Leadership for Provider of Sourcing Solutions to the Retail Supply Chain
Burlington MA, U.S.A. - Sept 12, 2006 - Eqos Inc. (www.eqos.com), a leading provider of global sourcing solutions to the retail supply chain, announced today that industry veteran, Jane Biddle, has joined the company as chief marketing officer to capitalize on the company's leading position in the U.K. and to expand its reach globally.
Biddle has more than twenty-five years of executive experience with leading supply chain, ERP, and manufacturing technology firms, including work with companies such as INTTRA, G-Log (now owned by Oracle), Rockport Trade Systems, SAP and Hewlett Packard. Acknowledged as a visionary in the supply chain and manufacturing sectors, Biddle has authored numerous research reports for organizations such as the Aberdeen Group and Benchmarking Partners.
"This is an exciting time to join Eqos. Forward-thinking retailers understand the significant impact that global sourcing initiatives are having on their private brand strategies, ability to scale operations, and long-term competitive differentiation, " said Biddle. "I am delighted to be working with the Eqos team and the world's leading retailers to further enhance the Eqos Sourcing solution. This global position provides a unique opportunity to build on an already successful brand by further extending the company's reach into the U.S. and the international markets."
"We're pleased that Jane has joined the Eqos leadership team to help drive our aggressive growth strategies forward, " said Mike Quinn, Eqos chief executive officer. "Jane's level of industry insight and market knowledge will help differentiate Eqos' global sourcing offerings as we continue to enhance our capabilities and expand our reach to existing and prospective customers and alliances worldwide."
Eqos has integrated sourcing, supplier performance, product lifecycle management processes and supply chain visibility into a cohesive and feature-rich sourcing solution. Eqos Sourcing facilitates the end-to-end process, enabling brand managers, agents and their suppliers to more effectively, responsively, and profitably manage their business. Built on an award-winning collaborative technology platform, Eqos provides its customers with the option of either implementing the standard solution or leveraging the platform's configuration capabilities to meet unique requirements. Today 7,000 people representing retailing, manufacturing and partner organizations in over 40 countries are proactively managing their cross-company business processes with systems that are fully maintained and supported by Eqos professionals.
About Eqos Inc.
Eqos is a leading provider of global sourcing solutions to the retail supply chain. Founded in 1997, Eqos has offices in Boston, U.S. and London, U.K. Eqos Sourcing streamlines processes from product concept through product development, buying, manufacturing and delivery to the retailer. Eqos' solutions are built on an award-winning collaboration platform that enables the rapid configuration of processes between retailers, their suppliers, buying offices and other trading partners. Today, Eqos' solutions are used by major retailers such as Best Buy, Debenhams, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Virgin Megastores. More information can be found at www.eqos.com
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