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— Company Strengthens Management Team to Increase Partner Support and Grow Strategic Alliances —
MIRAMAR, Florida, November 13, 2007 - Kaba Workforce Solutions, the North American operating subsidiary of Kaba Holding AG, Switzerland (SWISS: KABN), the global provider of enterprise-class workforce management systems today announced that it has appointed a new Director of Corporate Development. This key role provides increased support and oversight for its tier one ERP Partners, Resellers, VAR Channel and strategic alliances.
Jesse K. Gunder was recently appointed Director of Corporate Development for the company, bringing over twenty years of technology sales and business development experience to Kaba’s upper management team.
“Jesse’s unique role in Kaba’s corporate development is an instrumental part of our long term growth strategy,” commented John C. Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer for Kaba Workforce Solutions. “His extensive sales background in our technology sector combined with his business management experience makes him a great asset and perfect fit to our management team.”
Gunder’s responsibilities include managing Kaba Workforce Solutions’ tier one ERP Partners including SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft. He oversees and evaluates all strategic planning, and sourcing for the company’s growing Reseller and VAR Channels. Gunder has a strong record of increasing corporate revenues and brand awareness during his tenure at Kronos, Unitime Systems, and Mitchell International where he was responsible for sales and channel sales of Time and Attendance, Labor Management and Accounting solutions. Throughout his career, Gunder has been recognized for his achievements receiving Outstanding Sales Achievement awards at Kronos and the Sales Executive of the Year award at Mitchell International among others.
Gunder has developed a certified resellers program that facilitates end-to-end sales and support for Kaba Workforce Solutions customers. The reseller channel he oversees plays a critical role in the sales and distribution of Kaba’s Workforce Management offerings including both AutoTime and B-COMM software solutions, as well as, Kaba's world class line of data collection terminals.
Kaba Workforce Solutions, Inc., is a subsidiary of publicly listed CHF1.2B Kaba Holding AG, Switzerland (SWISS: KABN), a global provider of enterprise workforce management and access control solutions with a focus on time and attendance, workforce scheduling, data visualization and analytics, regulatory compliance, employee self-service and fixed / mobile data collection solutions for SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle / PeopleSoft / JD Edwards, Cincom Manufacturing Business Solutions and other leading enterprise-class business systems. Clients include such industry leaders as Kraft Foods, Schneider Electric, BMW General Electric and Goodrich Corporation, amongst others. Kaba may be contacted in North America at (954) 416-1720 or at www.kaba-benzing-usa.com.
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Director of Marketing
info@kbm.kaba.com
Media Contact:
Birgit Spears
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314.481.6965
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