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Former SVP of FKI Logistex Joins Reddwerks Management Team
AUSTIN, Texas - April 18, 2008 - Reddwerks® today announced the appointment of Michael W. Brown as Vice President Sales.
Mr. Brown is a former Senior Vice President of FKI Logistex and was one of the founding equity partners in Alvey Inc. From 1988-2000 Alvey Inc. acquired 11 companies servicing the material handling and warehouse systems market and had annual sales in excess of $400 million. In 2000, it was renamed Pinnacle Automation and sold to FKI plc. Mr. Brown held a variety of positions at Pinnacle/Alvey including President of their Integrated Business Solutions group, which generated sales of more than $100 million. Mr. Brown holds an M.B.A. from Xavier University, a B.Sc. (Business Administration) from Northern Kentucky University and a B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Brown will report to Jean Bélanger, the company's Founder/CEO, and continue to work in St. Louis, MO.
"Michael brings his logistics market experience to Reddwerks," said Jean Bélanger, Founder/CEO of Reddwerks. "He has had an outstanding track record as a leader in the industry and we look forward to him working with our major accounts and pursuing our acquisition strategy. He will play an integral role on our senior management team in expanding Reddwerks' reach, an important factor in our future success."
About Reddwerks: Reddwerks Corporation is a 60-person company based in Austin, Texas that develops and sells warehouse order processing hardware and software. The company began developing its warehouse performance software in January 2003 and has invested more than $18 million in it to date. Released in January 2008, Reddwerks v3.0 began shipping in January 2008 and has already been successfully deployed at a number of customer facilities. Reddwerks v3.0 handles all order processing needs, including inventory replenishment, pick-to-light systems, RF bar code scanning, voice-directed picking, cycle counting, quality assurance, print and apply, conveyor controls, pallet building and shipping. Reddwerks v3.0 expands our business intelligence and analytics capabilities, allowing users in the largest facilities to view their labor and business productivity data in real time. Reddwerks is deployed, or currently being deployed, at 28 sites in the US and Canada.
Contact: Katie Rossmeissl / Reddwerks Corporation / krossmeissl@reddwerks.com / +1 (512) 565 7055