Vinimaya Announces Appointment of Two Key Executives
B2B Veterans Richard Waugh and Brian Fihn Join the Company
SHELTON, CT
(September 8th, 2008)
Vinimaya, the leading provider of E-Procurement Catalog Search and B2B Shopping Solutions for buyers and suppliers, has added two experienced and well respected industry veterans - Richard Waugh and Brian Fihn - to its field operations team.
Richard Waugh joins Vinimaya as vice president of Channels. He has an extensive background in e-Procurement, having participated in the launch of several businesses and covered the market as a research analyst. Richard was involved in e-Commerce from the earliest days of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) with GE Information Services. He was part of the original GE team that launched TPN Register, the world's first Internet-based supplier network dedicated to MRO and indirect e-procurement. He co-founded B2eMarkets, leading Global Sales and Business Development for the strategic sourcing solutions provider. Following B2eMarkets' acquisition by VerticalNet, Richard led channels and strategic accounts there and will serve in a similar capacity at Vinimaya.
Richard also spent time with Aberdeen Group as vice president of Supply Management Research. He has published numerous market studies and white papers on Procurement Best Practices and has been a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
Brian Fihn joins Vinimaya as Global Director of Technical Sales. Brian previously led e-Business sales at Fastenal, a leading industrial distributor, where he developed and implemented Fastenal's corporate-wide e-business strategy, one of the most successful in the industry. He brings to Vinimaya extensive experience and knowledge of Internet sales, catalog management and supplier networks, as well as strong relationships with leading e-procurement and ERP vendors and solution providers. At Vinimaya, Brian will be involved in all aspects of global sales and also be a key contributor to Vinimaya's new supplier program, VISN or Virtual Internet Supplier Network.
"We're pleased to have Richard and Brian - who are very experienced and respected in the e-Commerce market, join our team" said Gary Hare, president and CEO of Vinimaya. "Their backgrounds provide Vinimaya with essential skills needed to maintain our rapid growth and ensure that we continue to engage the marketplace with the expertise and quality we are known for."
Vinimaya's flagship product, the SmartSearch CatalogTM, is based on Vinimaya's patent-pending SmartSearch AgentTM technology platform, and allows users to search and shop directly from suppliers' web sites, industry marketplaces, catalog aggregators and supplier networks; as well as their internal catalog database, all from a single user interface, without ever leaving their e-procurement system. SmartSearch Catalog also provides built-in compliance support, giving the buying organization the ability to manage or audit pricing, create sub-catalogs and control user views from all their the catalog sources, including punchout sites, a capability currently unique in the market. SmartSearch Catalog is compatible with all leading e-procurement systems such as Ariba Buyer, Oracle iProcurement, PeopleSoft Enterprise eProcurement and SAP SRM/EBP among others.
About Vinimaya
Vinimaya, Inc. is a privately held software solutions company that provides innovative E-Procurement Catalog and B2B Shopping Solutions for both buyers and suppliers based on their patent-pending Vinimaya SmartSearchä technology platform. Vinimaya products are 100% compatible with systems from Ariba, SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft among others and are used by global companies such as 3M, Alcoa, Sunoco, Agilent Technologies and Corning Inc. For more information please visit http://www.vinimaya.com or call 888-618-8634.
"Vinimaya”, “Vinimaya SmartSearch Catalog”, Vinimaya SmartSearch Agents”, “ViniSyndicate”, “ViniSyndicate Catalog Integration System”, “ViniSyndicate Supplier Integration System”, “EasyOrder”, “EasyPortal”, “Vinimaya Supplier Solutions” and “Vinimaya Buyer Solutions” are registered trademarks of Vinimaya, Inc. All other product and company names listed may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
Leonard Lee
Vinimaya, Inc.
612-670-3445
llee@vinimaya.com
