Avicon Names Former Compaq Executive as Vice President of Strategic Alliances; Hires Accomplished Sales and Marketing Executive George Knipfing.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 Avicon, a leading Internet business-to-business consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , today announced the appointment of George Knipfing as vice president of strategic alliances. Knipfing brings more than 20 years of global business experience to Avicon. He has led sales organizations, managed company turn-arounds, and opened sales and service offices for firms around the world. Prior to joining Avicon, Knipfing was responsible for global supply chain consulting The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. at Compaq where he managed relationships with i2, Adexa, and other supply chain providers. Before that he served as director of supply chain solutions at Benchmarking Partners. Prior to that he served as director of international business at Oberon Software, vice president of ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. , and president of STG stg abbr (= sterling) → ester Software, a leading global APS vendor. Knipfing holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Wayne State University Wayne State University, at Detroit, Mich.; state supported; coeducational; established 1956 as a successor to Wayne Univ. (formed 1934 by a merger of five city colleges). and served as Captain in the United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps (USMC) Separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy (see U.S. Navy), charged with providing marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air in connection with . "Selecting the most appropriate software and integration tools is critical when building a successful eMarketplace," said Knipfing. "Strong alliances with key vendors can help Avicon build solutions that best address our clients' business issues." "We welcome George and his many years of experience managing global sales and alliances to our sales and marketing team," said Ann Grackin, co-founder and executive vice president of Avicon. "He will strengthen our relationships with our current partners and build strong alliances with the growing number of key industry partners who are pursuing relationships with Avicon." About Avicon Avicon is an Internet solutions consulting firm focused on the supply chain. Avicon offers strategic and technology implementation services to integrate business partners and eMarketplaces. The Avicon approach fuses leading-edge business strategies and supply chain processes with innovative Internet-based solutions. Avicon enables clients to transform their business through a high-velocity, value-driven methodology. Avicon client companies are industry leaders that seek to optimize the performance of their trading partner communities. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Avicon is on the web at http://www.avicon.com. |
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