CompUSA Strengthens Its Executive Leadership Team to Implement New Business Strategy.Paul Ewert Named Executive Vice President and General Merchandising Manager Jeroen Kanters Joins as Vice President of Supply Chain Management DALLAS -- As part of the company's realignment re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. , CompUSA today announced two additions to its leadership team. The company welcomes back Paul Ewert as executive vice president and general merchandise manager and appoints Jeroen Kanters as vice president of supply chain management. Ewert most recently served as senior vice president of partner marketing for AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. where he oversaw o·ver·saw v. Past tense of oversee. the company's relationships with retailers and OEMs. While at AOL, Ewert was instrumental in the redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re of AOL's OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and retail strategies for customer acquisition. From 1991 - 1998, Ewert served as senior vice president of merchandising for CompUSA and was responsible for the company's vendor relations for hardware products. He also played a key role in the development and improvement of CompUSA's store merchandising. With expertise in directing retail merchandise strategy, advertising, merchandise sourcing and partnership marketing, Ewert will oversee all aspects of CompUSA's merchandising and marketing departments. "I'm very excited about Paul's return to CompUSA and believe his expertise in merchandising will greatly enhance our CompUSA's market performance," said Roman Ross, 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. , CompUSA. Jeroen Kanters joins the company with more than ten years of experience at Condumex, where he most recently served as commercial vice president for its global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. . An expert in distribution logistics and inventory management, Kanters will be responsible for all aspects of CompUSA's inventory flow and processes. Kanters will help manage inventories distribution and report directly to Ross. "Jeroen has a wealth of knowledge and experience in supply chain management, which will be a great asset to our operations and brings greater focus to this critical area within the company," said Ross. With its realignment strategy underway, CompUSA plans to detail its new business strategy later this month. CompUSA Inc., a Dallas-based company, is one of the nation's leading retailers and business resellers of technology products and services. CompUSA operates 103 locations in 39 states across the nation and in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. on a go-forward basis. In addition, CompUSA's Web site, www.compusa.com, offers an assortment of more than 80,000 items. |
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