SmartOps Names Ray Shei, Former SVP and CIO of Kellogg Company, to Board of Directors

by PR Newswire

PITTSBURGH, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartOps Corporation, the leading provider of enterprise inventory optimization solutions, today announced that Ray Shei, former senior vice president and chief information officer of Kellogg Company, has been appointed to the SmartOps Board of Directors.

Prior to retiring in 2005, Mr. Shei had served as senior vice president of Kellogg Company since 2003 and chief information officer of the company since 2002. He joined Keebler Foods Company in 1988 as senior manager, logistics and distribution technology systems and, after a series of promotions, was appointed vice president and CIO of Keebler in 1996.

After Kellogg purchased Keebler in 2001, Mr. Shei was named CIO of Kellogg USA and successfully executed a business process integration initiative that included a large-scale SAP implementation project. The initiative also included the SmartOps Multistage Inventory Planning and Optimization (MIPO(TM)) solution.

"Ray is a highly-respected executive and advisor and we are excited to welcome him to our Board of Directors," said Sridhar Tayur, CEO of SmartOps. "SmartOps is both an SAP xApps and Industry Value Network (IVN) partner for Consumer Products and Ray's industry expertise will be particularly valuable to SmartOps and SAP customers as we continue to drive innovation and customer value."

"SmartOps is the dominant provider of enterprise inventory optimization solutions for the consumer goods industry and I know first-hand the value their solution represents," Mr. Shei said. "I am excited to join the company's Board of Directors, and look forward to helping the management team continue their innovation and success as the market for their solutions continues to grow."

Mr. Shei will be joining current board members Joel P. Adams, president of Adams Capital Management, William E. Kassling, chairman and former CEO of Wabtec Corporation, Edwin Lange, executive vice president of SAP Americas, and Sridhar Tayur, CEO of SmartOps.

About SmartOps

SmartOps, the market leader in enterprise-class inventory optimization solutions, enables companies to more effectively manage the uncertainty of complex, multi-stage supply chains to achieve rapid return on investment and long term, sustainable value. Deploying SmartOps' solutions has dramatically improved critical, key planning targets leading to reduced working capital and increased profitability at Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies in heavy automotive, consumer durables and packaged goods, technology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries. Contact SmartOps at 412- 231-0115 or http://www.smartops.com/ for more information.

Source: SmartOps Corporation

CONTACT: Rebecca Prosser, Marketing Communications Manager of SmartOps Corporation, +1-412-231-0115 x129, or rprosser@smartops.com

Web site: http://www.smartops.com/