JDA Software Names David Kennedy Chief Legal Officer
May 02 2012 - 3:10PM
Business Wire
JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain
Company®, today announced the appointment of David Kennedy to the
position of executive vice president, chief legal officer effective
May 1, 2012. In this role, Kennedy will be responsible for
providing leadership on all legal matters for the company,
including corporate governance, compliance, litigation and risk
management, acquisition activity and commercial transactions.
"David brings a strong combination of industry experience and
knowledge in both high-growth and larger company environments,"
said JDA Software President and Chief Executive Officer, Hamish
Brewer. "I am confident that David will have an immediate
positive impact within JDA, and I welcome him as a valued member of
the executive leadership team."
Kennedy brings over 25 years of experience providing legal
counsel to public and private technology companies in areas that
include corporate governance and compliance, mergers and
acquisitions, competition law, intellectual property, litigation
and corporate finance. He was most recently general counsel and
secretary at Better Place, a fast-growth startup that builds
infrastructure networks for electric vehicles. Prior to Better
Place, Kennedy was general counsel at Business Objects, the world
leader in business intelligence and a top-15 software company prior
to its acquisition by SAP. Kennedy began his career with an 18-year
tenure at IBM, where he managed teams of lawyers responsible for a
number of IBM business units, including IBM’s Information
Management software group, as well as IBM Global Services
Europe.
Kennedy, 50, received his bachelor of science and juris doctor
degrees from the University of Connecticut.
About JDA Software Group
JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain
Company®, is the leading provider of innovative supply chain
management, merchandising and pricing excellence solutions
worldwide. JDA empowers more than 6,000 companies of all sizes to
make optimal decisions that improve profitability and achieve real
results in the manufacturing, wholesale distribution,
transportation, retail and services industries. With an integrated
solutions offering that spans the entire supply chain from
materials to the consumer, JDA leverages the powerful heritage and
knowledge capital of acquired market leaders including i2
Technologies®, Manugistics®, E3®, Intactix® and Arthur®. JDA’s
robust services offering, including complete solution lifecycle
management via JDA Cloud Services, provides customers with
leading-edge industry practices and supply chain expertise, lower
total cost of ownership, long-term business value, and 24/7
functional and technical support. To learn more, visit jda.com or
email info@jda.com.
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