Eric Blanchette-Ouellet to Join Commport Communications International as Vice President of Business Development, Eastern Canada

AURORA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 9, 2016) - Commport is pleased to announce that Eric Blanchette-Ouellet will be joining Commport in the newly created position of Vice President of Business Development, Eastern Canada.

Eric's primary responsibility will be the continuous expansion of Commport's Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Global Data Synchronization (GDSN), and Prodigo Procurement solutions in the Quebec and Maritime Provinces.

"We are thrilled to have Eric joining our team," said Dave Ralph, CEO of Commport. "He shares our corporate values and our focus on driving efficiencies into the communities that we participate in day to day. He has shown himself to be a very knowledgeable resource in both the GDSN and EDI communities."

"I am very excited to be joining Commport and am looking forward to helping Canadian organizations adopt and implement Commport's EDI and data synchronization solutions. I look forward to building on Commport's momentum in the market by providing "best of breed" e-commerce solutions to our current and future customers."

Eric will be joining Commport in mid-February from the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services where he was responsible for procurement and logistics improvement projects. Eric will continue to perform his role as Committee Member with the Healthcare Supply Chain Network (HSCN) organization and has previously been a key contributor to both the GS1 Canada Healthcare Standards Workgroup as Co-Chair and the Canadian Public Procurement Council where he has acted as President.

About Commport Communications International, inc.

Since 1985, Commport Communications International, inc. has been a leading provider in innovative technologies that leverage integration, collaboration and automation to deliver true value in business to business supply chains. Commport is a privately owned corporation and is the only provider in the world positioned to offer full service Value Added Network, EDI, translation and GDSN data synchronization services to both the demand side and the supply side of the trading partnership. To find out more about Commport Communications, please visit www.commport.com.