[May 18, 2006] Drew Wilmot Joins Torex Retail North America Tweet CUMBERLAND, R.I. --(Business Wire)-- May 18, 2006 -- Drew Wilmot has joined Torex Retail North America (TRNA) as a senior configuration consultant and will be an important member of the Compass Planning implementation team. The team will provide support for the implementation of the Compass suite of products that includes Merchandise/Financial Planning, Assortment Planning, Allocation, Visual Assortment Management, and Size/Pack Optimization. Prior to joining TRNA, Wilmot was with JDA Software Group as a senior member of the Consulting Services Group from a business and technical capacity, implementing various software products including Arthur Planning at a number of leading retailers in the U.S. such as Dick's Sporting Goods, Dollar Tree Stores, L.L. Bean, and American Eagle Outfitters. Before JDA, Wilmot also worked for retailers Staples and Hills Stores. Compass Planning is an award-winning merchandise and assortment planning solution installed in leading retailers in the United States and Europe including: Ann Taylor and Dot's in the U.S.; Cortefiel in Spain; Sonae Group in Portugal; Marks & Spencer, Focus, Ethel Austin and House of Fraser, all in the U.K. As a business, Torex Retail provides solutions to customers in 22 countries worldwide spanning all areas of retail technology from in-store solutions through to head office merchandise planning and management systems, business intelligence, loss prevention and performance and productivity solutions. "Drew's combination of retail business consulting and technical knowledge is such an asset to Torex," stated Steve Davis, director of Enterprise Systems for Torex Retail North America. "He brings a legacy of quality implementations and happy customers. His ability to quickly understand the functional and technical environment of a retailer will result in better design and faster implementations. Having Drew on our team means we have one of the most experienced, successful people in design and implementation in the business today." About Torex Retail North America - www.torexretailna.com Torex Retail North America is a division of Torex Retail PLC of the U.K. Torex Retail Plc. is a leading independent provider of cutting-edge retail technology solutions to many of the world's principal retailers. Since the company's flotation in spring 2004, Torex Retail has achieved rapid growth across all of its markets and has rigorously pursued its goal of becoming the provider of choice. As a result, the company now has a presence in all of the major markets around the world and has built a strong platform for future growth in line with its strategy. Torex Retail's product and solution set spans a diverse set of retail segments as well as the petroleum and convenience sector and with over 6,000 customer relationships, including Tesco, Woolworth, Selfridges, Shell and Argos, the company has earned a leading reputation among retailers. Torex Retail has more than 3,500 staff based in 22 countries. www.torexretail.com [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]