Burlington, MA – (March 1, 2010) - Emptoris Inc., a leading provider of strategic supply management and enterprise contract management software, today announced that Patrick D. Quirk, the company's President & Chief Executive Officer, has been named one of the "Pros to Know" in the annual awards presented by Supply and Demand Chain Executive magazine.
The Supply & Demand Chain Executive "Pros to Know" awards are an annual listing of the leaders and visionaries in the supply management and procurement fields. This year's awards recognize "exceptional individuals who are demonstrating leadership during the current economic downturn by managing risk in the supply chain, providing competitive advantage and delivering value to the bottom line."
As Chief Executive Officer of Emptoris, Inc., Quirk sets the vision for the development of Emptoris' highly-rated strategic supply management and enterprise contract management solution suite. Quirk was appointed chief executive of Emptoris in September 2009, and led the company to a record 20% growth rate in the fourth quarter, a rate well ahead of the industry average. Quirk brings more than 25 years experience in technology, ERP and supply chain software businesses to his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Emptoris, Inc.
"This year's Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders in the supply management industry," said Andrew Reese, Editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. "Provider 'Pros to Know' have taken important lessons out of the Great Recession to provide a wealth of insights into how leading organizations are positioning themselves for competitive advantage in the Great Recovery ahead."
Patrick Quirk previously served as General Manager and Group Vice President of Supply Chain Management (SCM) Products and Technology at PeopleSoft, Inc., where he oversaw the acquisition of JD Edwards by PeopleSoft for $1.7 Billion, one of the largest software acquisitions in ERP and PeopleSoft history. At PeopleSoft, Quirk was responsible for an organization of 500+ professionals globally and oversaw all aspects of the SCM business including product strategy, product development, marketing and global support. Under Quirk's leadership, the company's Supply Chain Management (SCM) solutions received consistently high customer satisfaction ratings (91%) – and were in the top 10 selling modules out of more than 375 PeopleSoft products.
Prior to PeopleSoft, Quirk served as Vice President of the Americas for Aspect Development, which was acquired by i2 Technologies for $9.4 Billion, in one of the largest software acquisitions in history. At Aspect, Quirk helped create the SRM marketplace and tripled revenues over three years, selling primarily to Fortune 500 companies. Post-acquisition, Quirk served as Vice President of Marketplaces for i2 Technologies, the publicly traded supply chain management software and services company.
Emptoris is consistently recognized by independent research firms as providing the market's most robust and proven strategic supply management and enterprise contract management software solutions. The Emptoris Spend Analysis, Emptoris Sourcing, Emptoris Supplier Risk Management, Emptoris Services Procurement and Emptoris Contract Management solutions are used by Global 2000 companies in more than 90 countries.
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