Concur Hires European Operations Executive To Support Global Demand For EmployeeDesktop.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1999-- Ken Cooper Ken Cooper is a Canadian politician who was the Conservative Party candidate for St. Boniface riding in the 2004 and 2006 federal elections Cooper has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Manitoba, and a Master's Degree in business administration from the to Manage Operations and Direct Expansion In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Concur Technologies (Nasdaq:CNQR), a leading provider of Web-based employee-facing business applications, announced today the addition of Ken Cooper as its vice president and general manager of European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. , Middle East, and African operations. Cooper will manage all operations, and direct the expansion into new global markets to meet the demand for EmployeeDesktop(tm), Concur's Intranet business portal which integrates Concur's suite of employee-facing business applications. "Businesses around the world are faced with a common challenge -- how to cut operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and maximize productivity to more effectively compete in the global economy," said Steve Singh, president and chief executive officer of Concur. "We've seen excellent demand for EmployeeDesktop in Europe and are excited about our prospects in the Middle East and Africa. With a successful track record directing European operations, Ken is ideally suited to lead our expansion into new global markets." Cooper brings over 14 years of European operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. experience to Concur. Most recently, he served as vice president of European operations for Platinum Software Corp. Prior to joining Platinum, Cooper spent seven years at Dataworks Ltd. in various European operational director and vice president positions. "Concur's EmployeeDesktop offers global businesses a tremendous opportunity for operational excellence and bottom-line savings," said Ken Cooper, vice president and general manager of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. "EmployeeDesktop has quickly captured the leadership position in the United Kingdom. I am eager to bring its compelling business benefits to new businesses throughout the rest of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa." About Concur Technologies Concur Technologies is a leading provider of Web-based employee-facing applications that automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. costly and inefficient business processes among employees, partners, suppliers, and service providers. Concur has licensed its employee-facing applications to more than one million desktops in over 200 companies worldwide to reduce operating costs, increase employee productivity, and improve supplier management across the enterprise. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , EmployeeDesktop, integrates Concur's suite of employee-facing applications, including travel expense management and procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , through a common user interface, and provides a business portal through which critical information and services can be accessed by employees. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, USA. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Seattle urban area, in what is known as the Eastside. In 2003 the Census Bureau estimated the city population was 46,391. , Concur has offices throughout 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. , Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Formerly Portable Software Corporation, more information on Concur Technologies is available via the Internet at www.concur.com. EmployeeDesktop is a trademark of Concur Technologies. All other company or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Statements made in this release that relate to future plans, events or performances or statements containing words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," or "expects" are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing from current expectations include, but are not limited to, the Company's limited operating history, which makes the prediction of future operating results difficult, risks associated with international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , difficulties associated with strategic relationships, and uncertainty of market acceptance of the Company's products. Please refer to the Company's public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov) for additional and more detailed information on risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Concur assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/cnqr.htm |
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