Avicon Names Noted Supply Chain Expert David Demers as President.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2003 Avicon, architects of the new supply chain, today announced that it has promoted co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, David Demers, to president. Co-founder and former president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , John Leary, will focus on his new role as chairman of the company. In his new position, Demers will build on the company's success in developing and optimizing supply chains that improve organizational response time, cash velocity and margin contributions. At Avicon, Demers directs supply chain strategy, design and implementation assignments for industry leaders including Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Hewlett Packard, Siemens, Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of casual dining restaurants. It was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, in a former Rolls Royce car dealerships showroom close to Hyde Park, where in 1979 they began to , United Technologies Corporation and many others. "Dave's uncanny ability to create and implement breakthrough supply chain strategies for our clients has been essential to the success of Avicon. Combined with his leadership skills and passion for dramatically improving the bottom line of every customer, Dave is best positioned to direct the day to day operations of Avicon," said Leary. "His promotion demonstrates our strong confidence in his abilities and is a perfect reflection of the trust that our clients have in Avicon." "John's leadership has been invaluable to Avicon's success. He secured over $16M venture funding, built a strong management team and led the firm from its inception through the downturn and into sustained profitability," said Demers. "This change enables John to focus on strategic long term growth opportunities for the company." Dave Demers has over 27 years of experience in the transformation of traditional supply chain models into next generation interconnected supply networks that create unique new business value and competitive advantage. Before founding Avicon, Demers co-founded the Performance Resource Group, a 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. practice that assisted clients in the design of their strategies to support rapid implementation of change initiatives. Demers' cross-industry experience includes senior management positions at Ore-Ida Foods, a division of H.J. Heinz, M & M/Mars, and Digital Equipment Corporation. During the course of those assignments, he led major transformation initiatives involving redesign of supply chain strategies on a national and international basis. He holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Business Logistics from Northeastern University Northeastern University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1898 as a program within the Boston YMCA, inc. 1916, university status 1922, fully independent of the YMCA 1948. and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in Business Logistics from Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. . About Avicon Avicon, architects of the new supply chain, designs and implements supply chain strategies and architects the underlying business processes and IT solutions that bring those strategies to life. Avicon's customers include Hewlett Packard, Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks, EMC Corporation, NMS See NetWare Management System. Communications, Enterasys Networks, Lucent, Siemens, United Technologies Corporation, Kuehne & Nagel, Schenker, Boston Acoustics and Hard Rock Cafe. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Avicon is on the web at www.avicon.com. |
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