(Dick
Silvers)
Originally
RELEASED Internally on 8:30 April 10, 2003
M-Group
Systems Names New President
TEMPLE,
Texas - Monday, April 14, 2003 - On Thursday, April 3, 2003, Fusion Labs appointed
Richard A. Silvers as M-Group Systems President. Mr. Silvers has an extensive
background in retail and distribution systems and will lead M-Group Systems in
the next stage of its strategic growth. Mr. Silvers said "M-Group Systems
and the MDS team have succeeded largely due to their real-world experience and
a practical distribution and retail knowledge base which spans over 40 years.
They are known for their commitment to garner customer ROI through service excellence
and I'm honored to be chosen to lead this first rate operation."
With
over 30 years of retail and distribution systems experience, Mr. Silvers has directed
the corporate information operations of several of the nation's largest food and
general retailers. He has previously served as CIO of HEB Grocery Company, Von's
Grocery Company and RadioShack. Mr. Silvers also served for several years as General
Manager of AG Arizona, a $600 Mil/yr grocery retailer. He is a frequent speaker
at major retail trade shows and has served on the Uniform Code Council (UCC) Board
of Governors and as Chairman of the Advanced Management Information Systems Group
of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI). Mr. Silvers is an alumni of Northwestern
University, and an Army veteran.
Mr.
Silvers assumed the leadership of M-Group Systems effective April 3,2003.
About MDS
M-Group
Distribution Software (MDS) optimizes the connections between suppliers and customers,
offers real-time reporting, helps control inventory levels, and provides intuitive
functionality aimed at optimizing day-to-day distribution center operations. Features
such as unlimited pricing strategies, storage and retrieval of customer history,
and electronic invoicing allow the customers' changing needs to be aggressively
solved. MDS is offered as a turnkey customer install or under an ASP model. It
runs effectively in an AS/400 environment and easily integrates with financials
such as Lawson and Sage, and supports a range of wireless and PDA front-end devices
including Palm technologies. The systems first customer install was
completed in 1996; today, it has been installed in over 58 locations and is in
its 6th iteration.
About
M-Group Systems
M-Group
Systems (www.mgroupsys.com) is a predominant supplier of distribution software
to the food and beverage industry. Founded in 1995 by Drayton McLane, M-Group
Systems supports customers with its end-to-end business solutions in the US, Poland,
Portugal, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, and the UK. M-Group merged with Fusion
Labs in June 2002 in order to expand the service range of MDS and address new
market potential.
About
Fusion Labs
Fusion
Laboratories, Inc. (FUSION LABS, www.fusionlabs.net) was formed in 2001 and provides
Technology Infrastructure, Application Management, IT Outsourcing and Consulting
Services. The Fusion Labs management team previously founded and built BRBA, a
Dallas-based regional technology firm. Fusion Labs has provided business solutions,
application support and business process outsourcing for a range of vertical market
leaders. Current clients and partners served by Fusion Labs include: Neiman Marcus,
Toys "R" Us, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bank of America, NCR, and Kintetsu World
Express.
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Fusion
Labs Contact:
Mark Winsor, Marketing Director
Fusion Laboratories,
Inc.
214.739.5454
mwinsor@fusionlabs.net
www.fusionlabs.net
M-Group Contact:
David Kessler, VP Sales and Marketing
M-Group
Systems
1.800.381.1529
davidk@mgroupsys.com
www.mgroupsys.com