Burlington , Mass. – July 26,
2004 - Emptoris,
Inc. (www.emptoris.com), the leading provider of Enterprise Supply
Management solutions for Global 5000 companies, today announced it
has promoted Joe Jouhal to the newly created position of Senior Vice
President, Sales and Marketing. In his new role, Jouhal will be responsible
for directing Emptoris’ integrated global sales and marketing
organizations.
“Over the last few years, we’ve witnessed great change
in the marketplace and have seen many of our competitors cease operations,
get acquired or shift their focus to keep afloat,” said Avner
Schneur, president and CEO of Emptoris. “We’ve become leaders
in this challenging market by maintaining a keen focus on and executing
on our business plans. Joe has clearly demonstrated his ability to
do just that first within our European operations and then as V.P.
of worldwide sales. I’m extremely confident as is our board,
that Joe is the perfect choice to help Emptoris continue its significant
growth and maintain its leadership position as the leading Supply Management
solutions provider among Global 5000 companies.”
Jouhal joined Emptoris in 2002 as General
Manager EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) and was responsible for greatly expanding and diversifying
the European operations including significant customer wins in the
UK, Germany and Scandinavia. In October of 2003, Jouhal was promoted
to VP of Worldwide Sales and has lead the sales team in delivering
major new customer wins in key industry verticals including retail,
consumer packaged goods, manufacturing and finance. He has also been
responsible for expanding Emptoris’ presence into Asia as well
as strengthening partnerships with major system integrators and business
process outsourcing firms.
“I’m looking forward to working closely with our customers
as our company continues to bring innovative solutions to the Supply
Management marketplace. My focus will be to lead the Emptoris team
in driving the highest levels of customer satisfaction and increasing
our market traction while continuing to solidify our corporate brand.
Since coming to Emptoris, I’ve seen leading global companies
embrace the idea that to improve how they manage spending within their
supply base, they will need to adopt more intelligent and flexible
negotiation methods, and enhance their compliance and performance management
capabilities. Emptoris is uniquely positioned today to deliver these
capabilities to our global customer base.”
Jouhal brings a highly successful track record in enterprise information
technology sales and general management. Prior to joining Emptoris,
Jouhal was vice president of operations and general manager at Ariba,
Inc. Responsible for the EMEA region, his work with Ariba translated
to millions of dollars in new software licenses, professional services
growth, and maintenance and support revenue. Jouhal has also held senior
management positions at major organizations, including Nortel Networks,
Clarify Inc., Remedy Corporation and BMC Software.
About Emptoris
Emptoris
is a provider of powerful enterprise supply management solutions
for Global 5000 companies. Through Emptoris 5, a suite of Web-based
supply management solutions, enterprises are able to drive millions
of dollars in bottom-line savings, execute savings initiatives faster,
and improve the productivity of their procurement and supply management
teams. Emptoris customers include American Express, Boeing, Cigna,
Fleet Financial Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline, Keyspan, Motorola,
Owens Corning and Samsung America. Emptoris, a privately held company,
is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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