7Hills Names Abhay Edlabadkar to Serve as CEO & President
October 31 2008 - 3:25PM
PR Newswire (US)
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- 7Hills Business Solutions a
leader in on-demand software solutions, consulting and BPO services
for the Supply Chain & Logistics industry is pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr. Abhay Edlabadkar as its CEO and
President. Mr. Edlabadkar brings a depth of knowledge in strategy,
finance, business management, operations and global M&A. He has
joined the company in October 2008. Most recently at II-VI
Incorporated (Public, Nasdaq: IIVI), Mr. Edlabadkar led the
corporate business development, strategic planning and global
M&A activities in North America, Europe and Asia. He was also
the President/General Manager of Pacific Rare Specialty Metals
& Chemicals Company, located in the Philippines, where he led a
successful restructuring, turnaround and integration program making
PRM once again into a profitable global leader in its industry. He
also serves on boards of private companies. Prior to II-VI, Mr.
Edlabadkar worked in senior leadership roles with Lucent
Technologies, Agere Systems and TriQuint Semiconductors, where he
was responsible for all optoelectronics operations including
production & supply chain management, process engineering,
quality and R&D across several product lines and material
systems, and managed multiple wafer fabrication/packaging units in
the US. Mr. Edlabadkar has also led significant management
consulting assignments in operations excellence, strategy &
automation and advised leaders at many Fortune 500 companies. Mr.
Edlabadkar has an MBA from Columbia University (Finance/Economics),
an MS degree in Engineering (Automation/Robotics) from Texas
A&M University and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Osmania University. Mr. Sitaram Geddam, founder of
7Hills and the chief architect & visionary behind 7Hills
products and services, will assume the role of Chairman of the
Board. Mr. Geddam says, "It gives me great pleasure to announce the
appointment of Abhay Edlabadkar as the new Chief Executive Officer
and President of 7Hills. As CEO, he will lead us through our next
phase of rapid growth to become a major global on-demand SCM
solutions provider with much broader horizons." Executive VP of
Business Development Bob Kennedy adds, "Abhay is exactly the right
type of leadership for 7Hills to direct us on our rapid growth path
with his management capabilities and experience with growth
businesses." About 7Hills: 7Hills provides Software Solutions in a
SaaS or on-demand environment, for supply chain communities,
supporting all the trading partners in a supply chain ecosystem.
7Hills' eBizNET-SC is a suite of web-based applications that offer
integrated supply chain management capabilities and bring rapid
accessibility to manufacturers, distributors and logistics firms
with geographically distributed operations. Small to Mid-sized
businesses (SMB) increasingly need to meet performance, visibility,
and compliance standards previously achieved only by large
suppliers, distributors, and logistics providers. This SaaS
solution eliminates the need for on-site software, hardware, and
domain expertise and enables SMBs to meet these same needs more
rapidly and cost-effectively, enabling them to better compete and
deliver improved customer service. 7Hills also partners with
Netsuite, a SaaS or on- demand, integrated business management
software leader, and Satyam, a leading global consulting and IT
services company. The eBizNET SC Suite, is a robust, integrated
collection of Supply Chain Execution (SCE) systems that serves as
the core of 7Hills offerings, including WMS, YMS, Port and Terminal
Management, Activity Based Billing and Costing, TMS and Reverse
Logistics. As a complement to the eBizNET software, 7Hills offer
operational expertise for SMBs as well as large companies. This
expertise allows our customers to obtain the most from their SCM IT
investments. Additionally, 7Hills provides knowledgeable industry
renowned consulting resources who are experienced in integrating
with other business systems such as ERP, EDI and Shipping systems.
As a further value addition to its clients, 7Hills also offer
competitive BPO services for supply chain services providers.
7Hills is a privately held company with its North American
headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA and its global headquarters in
Hyderabad, India. 7Hills is privately funded to date and has been
profitable since its inception. For additional information please
contact us at +1 (866) 910-3249 or visit http://www.7hillsbiz.com/.
DATASOURCE: 7Hills Business Solutions CONTACT: Bob Kennedy of
7Hills Business Solutions, +1-301-704-3022 Web site:
http://www.7hillsbiz.com/
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