BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - March 18, 2008) - Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
NYSE:
HHS), announced today that Andrew Bartolini, vice president and group
director of global supply management research, and Nari Viswanathan, senior
director of supply chain research at Aberdeen, have been named to the "2008
Pros to Know" list published by Supply & Demand Chain Executive
("SDCExec"). Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know is a listing of
individuals who have personally helped clients build their 21st century
supply chain, including their view on the role of technology in enabling
the 21st century economy, the processes and technologies employed to move
the clients toward this vision, and the results that the clients are
realizing from moving toward this vision.
Andrew Bartolini leads the global supply management practice at Aberdeen
and is a recognized expert in sourcing, procurement and supply management.
According to SDCExec, Mr. Bartolini's "vision for the future e-Payables has
had a profound impact on many of the companies that he counsels.
Additionally, Mr. Bartolini focuses his research on helping enterprises
identify and leverage solutions to achieve operational excellence within
clients' procurement and finance departments, as well as to enable
technology and service providers to better cater to the needs of
procurement."
Nari Viswanathan heads up the supply chain planning practice within
Aberdeen and counsels enterprises on their supply chain planning strategies
in areas such as sales and operations planning, demand management,
inventory management, and customer/supplier collaboration with specific
emphasis on financial performance. According to SDCExec, Mr. Viswanathan
"has worked in the supply chain management space for 15 years, providing a
compelling description of sales and operations planning excellence that
moves from a historical, reporting-based approach to a proactive,
scenario-driven approach adopted by leaders in this space. He is pushing
the thinking of executives in this area, as well as pointing to the future
of new capabilities required."
Mr. Bartolini and Mr. Viswanathan are acknowledged leaders in their fields,
and each will be heading up annual research conferences in their related
fields of expertise. Mr. Viswanathan will present key research findings at
Aberdeen's second annual Supply Chain Management (SCM) Summit next month.
This is the preeminent best practices and networking event for supply chain
executives to accelerate their strategies in supply chain management. This
event offers best practices in supply chain strategy and execution for vice
presidents of supply chain, chief operating officers, chief financial
officers, CIOs, and senior executives of logistics, manufacturing, and
purchasing. The event takes place on April 2-3, 2008 at the Seaport Hotel &
World Trade Center in Boston, MA.
Mr. Bartolini has successfully reported key research findings at Aberdeen's
annual Chief Procurement Officer's (CPO) Summit for the past two years. The
CPO Summit has become the definitive meeting place for global procurement
executives and their peers in supply chain, finance and operations to
learn, network, and discuss the strategies needed to extend the broad
transformation of their procurement organizations. This year's event takes
place on November 13-14, 2008 at the Westin Hotel in San Francisco CA.
"Aberdeen is very proud of the commitment and quality that Mr. Bartolini
and Mr. Viswanathan bring to their respective research and we thank them
for continuing to lead supply management and supply chain professionals
into the 21st Century with their thought leadership and fact-based
research," notes Stephen Gold, President of Aberdeen Group.
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To learn more about Aberdeen Summits, please visit
2008 Supply Chain Management (SCM) Summit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/GSC08/
2008 Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Summit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/CPO08/
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