IBS Strengthens Management Team Adding Four New Executives

- Industry Experience Key to New Hires

SOLNA, Sweden, July 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- International Business Systems (IBS), a leading global integrated ERP and supply chain provider, today announced the addition of four new executives to its global leadership team, with the hiring of Mohit Paul as Vice President of EMA Sales, Laura Fese as General Counsel, Tim Conroy as General Manager of the Americas and Susie Andrews as Vice President of Global Human Resources.

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"Our executive team is significantly bolstered by the depth of experience and supply chain and distribution management knowledge these individuals bring to our organization," said Doug Braun, IBS Chief Executive Officer. "Their insight and leadership abilities will help our customers achieve new levels of profitability, competitiveness and customer satisfaction."

Susie Andrews was EMEA HR Director for SafeNet Inc. prior to joining IBS. Before that, she held management and advisory positions in HR for Microsoft, Seagram Distillers/Universal Studios Theme Parks and Commercial Union (now Aviva). She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tim Conroy previously served as Chief Executive Officer for Intrepa (Manhattan Associates) and Chief Operating Officer at FiveCubits. He brings more than 30 years of experience selling supply chain software (WMS) and ERP software to the leadership team.

Laura Fese served as Executive Vice President/Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of RedPrairie Corporation (now JDA Software Group) before joining IBS. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois and Bachelor of Arts from Illinois State University.

Mohit Paul comes to IBS after holding high-level sales positions at Infor, JDA, SAP and Aldata. He earned his Bachelor of Science Honors degree in Business Systems from the University of Leeds.

About IBS

International Business Systems (IBS) is a leading global integrated ERP and supply chain distribution software solution provider. For over 30 years, we have helped customers such as Galexis, Sigma, Rexel, Maxell, GE Lighting, Marangoni, WorldPac, MacFarlane Group, Scholastic Editions, Fidelitone, Totes Isotoner, Volvo, Goodyear, Skil, Oriola, Inotech and many more, streamline, automate and accelerate their distribution network processes, and drive profitability and efficiency.

For more information, please visit www.ibs.net.