Celarix Names Jim Daniell as New CEO Seasoned Executive Appointed to Continue Company's Growth Momentum in Expanding Collaborative Logistics Space.Business Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2001 Celarix, Inc. (www.celarix.com), the leading provider of collaborative logistics solutions, today announced the appointment of Jim Daniell Jim Daniell (born March 10, 1918) was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977. He played professionally for the Chicago Bears as chief executive officer. Daniell, 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. of OrderTrust, Inc., a provider of outsourced e-commerce infrastructure services, succeeds Evan Schumacher, who will continue as founder and vice-chairman of Celarix. As CEO of Celarix, Daniell will be charged with managing the day-to-day operations of the company and continuing to shape its vision, while Schumacher will continue as Celarix' evangelist evangelist (ĭvăn`jəlĭst) [Gr.,=Gospel], title given to saints Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The four evangelists are often symbolized respectively by a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle, on the basis of Rev. 4.6–10. and support Jim in the continued development of the company. "Smart companies know when to augment their executive team with the kind of expertise and leadership that will create long-term value for themselves and their customers," said Schumacher. "Coming off our best quarter ever, we are in an excellent position to continue this momentum with the addition of such a seasoned technology veteran. Jim has a strong commitment to customer and employee satisfaction and I'm very excited to have him lead our organization to the next level." "Logistics collaboration and supply chain event management has an enormous potential for growth over the next few years," added Daniell. "Working with major international companies, Celarix is well-positioned to take advantage of this growth and continue its progress in improving the logistics functions of multi-national corporations. I look forward to working with Evan, the experienced management team he's put in place and all the seasoned, industry experts he has brought to Celarix." As the former president and CEO of OrderTrust, Daniell was responsible for all aspects of the company's business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets and strategy. During his tenure, he led high growth networking companies specializing in the application of advanced technology in emerging markets. Daniell joined OrderTrust in 1997, after serving as 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. of AT&T's Network Commerce Services, where he oversaw the company's Web-hosting, Web-connectivity, e-commerce, call center solutions and managed connectivity solutions divisions. Prior to AT&T, Daniell worked in both large and small entrepreneurial environments, including the AT&T Bell Labs corporate spin-off of UNIX System Laboratories Unix System Laboratories or USL was originally organized as part of Bell Labs in 1989. USL joined with the UNIX Software Operation, also a Bell Laboratories division, in 1990. It assumed responsibility for Unix development and licensing activities. . He got his start in technology, building networking and client/server products at Software AG of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Daniell is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). , where he earned a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering, and of the University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs. UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. , where he earned a joint bachelor's and master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in computer science and engineering. About Celarix, Inc. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Celarix, Inc. (www.celarix.com) builds high performance business networks by leveraging the power of collaborative logistics. The Celarix solution is based upon an expansive business network that powers real-time visibility and allows trading partners to collaborate around a shared set of logistics processes and business intelligence tools. This combination of services, including the business network, proactive event management and fully integrated execution processes, allows companies to quickly realize new supply chain performance improvements through faster cycle times, lower inventory costs and more predictable delivery. For more information about Celarix, please e-mail info@celarix.com. |
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