Eqos Appoints Greg Vaughn V.P. Professional Services

Retail Industry Veteran Leading Eqos U.S. Professional Services
Organization
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Eqos Inc., a leading provider of on-demand PLM, global sourcing,
and supplier management solutions for the retail supply chain, today
announced the appointment of Greg Vaughn as vice president,
professional services for the company's U.S. operations. In this role,
Vaughn will strengthen and expand Eqos' professional services
organization to more effectively deliver high value global sourcing
solutions to its growing U.S. customer base.

"We are pleased that Greg will lead and grow Eqos' professional
services team to more fully support our expanding U.S. business," said
Jane Biddle, Eqos' CMO and vice president of U.S. operations. "We are
focused on ensuring our customers' success by delivering high value
solutions that enable retailers to increase their private label
business, decrease the cost of imported goods, and ensure product
quality and safety."

Vaughn brings more than 30 years of experience in professional
services management, consulting, and the implementation of complex
retail enterprise solutions to Eqos. He most recently served as
managing partner of retail solutions for a boutique consulting firm
focused on business process management (BPM) and Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) for retail private label initiatives. Prior to that,
Vaughn was senior director, global services for Khimetrics where he
was actively involved in product and services sales activities, as
well as managing an expanding retail client base. He has also held
executive positions with JDA Software Group, Price Waterhouse LLP,
Pricer Inc. and Brookshire Brothers.

"I am pleased to be joining Eqos as it continues its expansion
into the U.S. market in support of the increased demand for our
products and services," stated Vaughn. "This is an exciting time to
build a professional services team and explore new opportunities for
Eqos to deliver additional products and services to the retail
industry."

About Eqos Inc.

Eqos is a leading provider of PLM, global sourcing, and supplier
management solutions for the retail supply chain. Eqos on-demand
software enables retailers to work collaboratively with trading
partners to enhance product innovation, improve supplier performance,
accelerate time-to-market, and ensure product quality and factory
compliance. By layering over existing applications, Eqos facilitates
cross-enterprise, streamlined collaborative processes between
retailers, sourcing offices, agents, factories, suppliers, and third
party service providers. The definitive solution for multi-category
retail segments, including apparel, grocery and general merchandise
segments, Eqos supports millions of transactions daily for 15,000
users, managing more than $50 billion in inventory for the world's
largest, most recognized global retailers. Customers include Edcon,
H-E-B, Michael's, Sainsbury's and Tesco. Founded in 1997, the company
has offices in Boston, London and Hong Kong. More information can be
found at www.eqos.com.

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