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John Howell Joins Acumatica’s Board of Directors
Successful ERP industry veteran and entrepreneur brings channel expertise and a wealth of application knowledge to Acumatica’s board.
BETHESDA, Md., May 24, 2010 Acumatica, a provider of cloud ERP software today announced the appointment of John S. Howell, Jr. to Acumatica’s Board of Directors. The addition of Mr. Howell to Acumatica’s board brings extensive ERP software, channel, and business expertise.
Mr. Howell has over 30 years of experience as a successful software entrepreneur. Most notably, he helped build Solomon Software, Inc. to be the largest privately held ERP software company in the USA prior to its merger with Great Plains, Inc. and later purchase by Microsoft. At Solomon, Mr. Howell was President and CEO of the International division for 10 years, and prior to that he was Worldwide VP of Sales and Marketing for eight years. Additional biographical information is available at www.acumatica.com/managementteam.
Mr. Howell’s experience building ERP sales channels is particularly relevant, as the battle for the ERP channel has intensified over the past few months with several ERP vendors announcing changes to their partner programs. Some vendors are reducing the number of partners by encouraging consolidation, while others are advocating VAR programs which compete with their direct sales efforts.
“As the first cloud ERP solution to provide VARs with both a platform and a business model that can meet the complex needs of mid-sized business customers, Acumatica has exciting plans for future growth,” said John Howell. “The Company is uniquely positioned to deliver the latest cloud and SaaS technology to the market, and I am eager to contribute to the development and execution of its core business strategy.”
“As an advisor and board member, John’s channel expertise and knowledge of ERP software will help us accelerate our initial success enrolling customers and partners,” said Ezequiel Steiner, Chief Executive Officer at Acumatica. “From launching Solomon Software to leading worldwide operations, John already understands the strength and potential of Acumatica’s cloud ERP business.”
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