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Jim Bork Named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales for Epicor® SoftwareIRVINE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of Global 1000 companies, announced today that it has appointed Jim Bork, age 41, as the Company's Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Bork has more than 16 years of sales and sales management experience, and has spent his career developing go-to-market strategies and running sales organizations for leading companies. He has been with Epicor for more than 12 years and has held sales and sales management assignments across all product suites around the world. Most recently, Bork has headed the Company's international sales organization as Senior Vice President International Sales. Bork, whose promotion is effective immediately, will report to Epicor Chairman, President and CEO George Klaus. Klaus commented, "Jim has a long, successful history with Epicor that began as one of our best sales representatives in his early years and matured into leading sales management roles in the Americas and International markets for all of our products. Most recently, Jim has done an excellent job expanding Epicor's international presence to help ensure that Epicor can benefit from the release of our latest generation ERP solution, Epicor 9. He has also been instrumental in beginning to establish a retail presence for Epicor in international markets," Klaus said. "I am pleased that Jim has accepted this additional responsibility and I am confident that his proven leadership and deep company experience will allow us to further leverage the opportunities that we have in all of the markets we serve." "I am excited to take on this additional responsibility," said Bork. "While the economic environment certainly continues to create a challenging sales environment worldwide, Epicor has the advantage of delivering on our latest product strategy commitment to our existing customers, while offering a very compelling suite of ERP solutions built on the latest technology platform for new customers in all of the markets we serve. Already we are seeing good demand for Epicor 9 worldwide, with more than 300 requests from existing and new customers for our newly launched ERP solution. I look forward to working closely with the management team and our sales organization to ensure that we are able to make the most of every opportunity with which we are presented." In his role as Senior Vice President International Sales, Bork is credited with implementing a business partner program to extend Epicor's international reach into emerging markets such as Thailand, Vietnam, Colombia and Malaysia. He also successfully drove Epicor's best practice sales initiatives throughout the international market while maintaining cultural nuances necessary to do business in local regions. Bork began his career with Epicor in 1997 as a Sales Representative and quickly moved into ever-increasing roles of responsibility in sales management including Regional Director for the Americas and Vice President of Sales for Eastern America and Strategic Accounts. Prior to Epicor, Bork served as International Sales Manager from 1994 to 1997 for Amex, Inc., a privately held $80 million company specializing in building international distribution channels for high-tech companies. From 1993 to 1994, he was a Sales Representative for Vista Information Solutions, Inc. a public company utilizing Geographic Information Systems technology to assist environmental and financial companies identify potential compliance and liability issues. Bork graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Supply Chain Management. About Epicor Software Corporation Epicor Software is a global leader delivering business software solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality and services industries. With 20,000 customers in over 150 countries, Epicor provides integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM) and enterprise retail software solutions that enable companies to drive increased efficiency and improve profitability. Founded in 1984, Epicor celebrates 25 years of technology innovation delivering business solutions that provide the scalability and flexibility businesses need to build competitive advantage. Epicor provides a comprehensive range of services with a single point of accountability that promotes rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership, whether operating business on a local, regional or global scale. The Company's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information, visit www.epicor.com. Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software Corporation. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. The product and service offerings depicted in this document are produced by Epicor Software Corporation. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5941057&lang=en |
