SoftBrands Hospitality Appoints Elizabeth Homewood Vice President of Global Support

SoftBrands Hospitality Appoints Elizabeth Homewood Vice President of Global
Support

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SoftBrands, Inc.
(AMEX: SBN), a global supplier of enterprise application software, today
announced that the company's hospitality business has selected Elizabeth
Homewood to serve as Vice President of Global Support. In this role, Homewood
is responsible for overseeing the hospitality support teams around the world
and focusing on improving customer satisfaction, implementing best practices,
and partnering with product development staff to identify functionality
enhancements.
Homewood has more than 15 years of experience in the professional services
and support services field. She has a proven ability to focus clearly on
driving operational excellence globally, improving customer satisfaction, and
managing process improvement initiatives to increase growth in both revenue
and margin.
"Elizabeth has experience managing professional services and building
strong support teams. That experience, combined with her expertise in
organizing complex projects and defining project priorities, makes Elizabeth
especially well suited to lead the global SoftBrands Hospitality support
organization," said Jo Masters, senior vice president and general manager,
SoftBrands Hospitality. "I have had the pleasure of working with Elizabeth
and have always admired her drive and professionalism. Her dedication to
providing excellent customer care is indicative of SoftBrands' commitment to
quality service."
Homewood joined SoftBrands in March 2000 and held various management
positions within the SoftBrands Manufacturing division before moving to her
new role within SoftBrands Hospitality. Most recently, she served as Director
of Global Support for SoftBrands Manufacturing, where she played a significant
role in implementing best practices and improving customer satisfaction.
Previously, she was Director of Support for the Americas region of SoftBrands
Manufacturing. Prior to that role, she was Technical Services Manager for
SoftBrands Manufacturing operations. Earlier in her career, Homewood worked
as an independent technical consultant.
About SoftBrands Hospitality
SoftBrands Hospitality (http://www.softbrands.com/hospitality) provides
central reservation, property management and business intelligence software
that can be centrally managed to support many properties within a hotel chain,
as well as less complex offerings that can be installed on-site at an
independent hotel. SoftBrands distribution service, Karyon, allows hotels to
easily manage rates and inventory availability across all four Global
Distribution Systems (GDSs) and many other online sources of demand.
SoftBrands is committed to the hospitality industry, and is an active member
of OTA, HTNG, HSMAI, HFTP, HEDNA, AH&LA, AAHOA & PHMA.
About SoftBrands
SoftBrands, Inc. is a leader in providing software solutions for
businesses in the manufacturing and hospitality industries worldwide. The
company has established a global infrastructure for distribution, development
and support of enterprise software, and has approximately 5,000 customers in
more than 100 countries actively using its manufacturing and hospitality
products. SoftBrands, which has approximately 800 employees, is headquartered
in Minneapolis with branch offices in Europe, India, Asia, Australia and
Africa. Additional information can be found at http://www.softbrands.com.
Contact Information:

Vanessa Vlay, CMP
SoftBrands Hospitality Marketing Manager, Americas
949.598.6434
vanessa.vlay@softbrands.com

SOURCE SoftBrands, Inc.

Vanessa Vlay, CMP, SoftBrands Hospitality Marketing Manager, Americas,
+1-949-598-6434, vanessa.vlay@softbrands.com