Eqos Opens New Boston Headquarters, Appoints VP of Sales to Executive Team
6th February 2006
Eqos Ltd., (wwww.eqos.com), experts in sourcing and supplier management solutions for worldwide retail supply chains, today announced it has expanded its operations by establishing U.S. headquarters in the Boston, Massachusetts area. The Company also announced the appointment of Nancy Karlson to vice president of U.S. sales.
An independent software company founded in 1997 with dual headquarters in the UK and Boston, Eqos' supply chain solutions allow retailers to manage their global sourcing and supplier management processes proactively through the use of a collaborative platform shared among all trading partners along the supply chain.
Eqos solutions are currently being used extensively by retailers such as Best Buy, Tesco and Sainsbury's and their respective trading partners to rapidly address the areas of global sourcing, product management and supplier performance over the Internet.
Nancy Karlson brings 15 years of sales and account management experience to Eqos. Prior to joining Eqos, she was VP of Sales for Tradestone Software of Gloucester, Mass., exceeding her sales quota by 131 percent in the first year of product availability. She was previously a senior sales executive for QRS of Richmond, Calif., and a sales manager for Manhattan Associates of Atlanta. Before that she was regional sales manager for RockPort Trade Systems, and a senior account executive for Internet Securities, Inc. She began her career in 1990 at Kidder Peabody & Co. and Thompson Financial Services.
"The Eqos team of experts are continuously developing solutions to further meet the supplier management needs of retailers, " said Mike Quinn, Eqos CEO. "From development to implementation, customer support and business consulting, our teams work together to exceed the expectations of existing customers and prospects. With Nancy's deep experience with supply chain and global sourcing solutions, we hope to achieve substantial growth in the U.S., considered the world's largest retail market. We are already on track for a successful year thanks in part to our work with Best Buy".
Eqos' principal software technology is the Eqos Platform, a unique, Web-based platform and RAD (Rapid Application Development) environment that enables organizations to quickly create highly functional collaborative solutions without requiring coding or programming skills.
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Eqos delivers flexible, proven solutions for Global Sourcing and Supplier Management over the Internet. Founded in 1997, Eqos is headquartered in Boston and the UK. Eqos technology is recommended worldwide as a Microsoft preferred platform for collaborative working and its solutions are used by major retailers such as Best Buy, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Debenhams, Focus DIY, Virgin and Wickes.
More information can be found at www.eqos.com.
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