ADERANT Appoints Michael Kohlsdorf Chief Executive Officer.Fortune 500 Executive and 25-Year Technology Veteran Joins ADERANT ATLANTA -- ADERANT, a global provider of business and financial management software for professional services organizations, today announced that the company has appointed Michael Kohlsdorf as President and Chief Executive Officer. Kohlsdorf brings more than 25 years of executive management experience to ADERANT. Additionally, he has an extensive background in leading rapidly growing software firms and delivering innovative solutions to law firms and other professional services organizations. "Today's professional services firms face an increasingly competitive business environment marked by global expansion, increasingly demanding clients, and accelerating costs," said Michael Kohlsdorf, President and Chief Executive Officer of ADERANT. "ADERANT will continue to help firms successfully navigate through this dynamic landscape by providing firm executives with a predictive environment they can use to intelligently Co and profitably Co react to changing market conditions. My primary objective is to rapidly solidify ADERANT's position as the premier provider of integrated business solutions for the professional services industry." "We are exceptionally pleased to have an executive of Mike's caliber join the ADERANT team," said Gary Greenfield, Chairman of ADERANT. "Mike's experience, expertise, and market knowledge make him the ideal candidate to drive ADERANT's growth and success. We are confident that ADERANT will benefit significantly from his leadership." Prior to joining ADERANT, Kohlsdorf was Senior Vice President, Enterprise Services and Information Technology for IKON Office Solutions IKON Office Solutions (NYSE: IKN) is a Fortune 500 company based in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Formerly part of ALCO Standard. IKON integrates copy machines and fax systems to assist businesses. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IKN IKN I Know Nothing ), a $4.4 billion Fortune 500 provider of document management software solutions. He was responsible for the company's global professional software and services division which generated $2.3 billion in revenues and employed 16,000 professionals. Prior to IKON, Kohlsdorf was President and Chief Executive Officer for T/R T/R Transceiver T/R Transmit/Receive T/R Transmitter/Receiver (also seen as TR) T/R Thanks and regards T/R Tail Rotor (helicopter) T/R Tip/Ring T/R Trust Receipt T/R Transmission/Reflection Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TRSI TRSI Tristar Red Sector Inc ), now Electronics for Imaging, a leading provider of document management software solutions. During his eight year tenure Kohlsdorf grew the company's revenues from $1 million to $32 million, distinguishing it as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the United States. T/R was recognized as an Inc. 500 Company as well as a Deloitte and Touche "Fast 500 Company." Prior to T/R Systems, Inc., Kohlsdorf was President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for Brock Control Systems, Inc., now Firstwave Technologies, a global provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) software and services. Earlier in his career, Kohlsdorf held various executive positions at Gerber Alley Corporation, now First Data Corporation, American Software, Inc., and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . Kohlsdorf earned a BS in Business Administration from Western Connecticut University and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of Notre Dame. About ADERANT ADERANT, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is a leading provider of software for services organizations. The global software company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, consisting of financial, resource and practice management software that enables services organizations of all sizes to maximize operational efficiencies. ADERANT provides solutions to the world's largest and most prominent service organizations - including Computer Sciences Corporation, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen LLP, Manugistics, Deloitte Consulting, Macleod Dixon LLP, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP, Skadden Arps, and Winston & Strawn. ADERANT also has offices in Asia Pacific and Europe. More information about ADERANT is available at www.aderant.com. Editors Note: The correct usage of the ADERANT name is all capitals. Javelan and Novient are registered trademarks and ADERANT Expert, CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. .Net, Keystone, and all ADERANT product logos are trademarks of ADERANT Holdings, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners. |
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