Marsden named president of TradeStone Software
TradeStone Software, the retail industry's leading provider of private label and global sourcing solutions, named Brian Marsden as its president. Marsden will be responsible for the company's global sales and marketing expansion.
Marsden brings a wealth of international supply chain experience to his new role. Prior to joining the company, Marsden was chief executive officer of Wesupply.com, a U.K.-headquartered On Demand supply chain management company. Under his leadership, Wesupply's customer base grew to more than 350 international companies, supporting more than 50,000 global trading relationships that operated throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America.
"Brian is a brilliant strategist who will help move us into the next phase of maturity as we continue to grow our customer base around the world," said Sue Welch, chief executive officer of TradeStone Software, in a statement. "With his vast experience and knowledge in dealing with international supply chains and working with global commerce communities, we're confident TradeStone's presence in the global retail market will continue to flourish."
This is the second time Marsden and Welch have teamed up, having worked together previously at Rockport Trade Systems. Prior to Rockport, Marsden served as senior vice president of Manugistics' Strategic Business Unit in Europe. He has also held senior management positions at Software 2000, Datalogix International and Dun and Bradstreet Software.
Denicola named 'Employee of the Month'
The Resource Connection Inc. of Middleton and Boston named Jeanie Denicola of Gloucester "Employee of the Month" for February 2008.
Denicola, who earned special recognition for outstanding work performance and reliability, was awarded an American Express Gift Cheque for her efforts.
The Resource Connection Inc. is a full-service staffing company specializing in temporary, permanent and temp-to-hire staffing of office support personnel. Founded in 1987 by co-owners Janet Santa Anna and Sallyann Tomarchio, The Resource Connection Inc. provides quality staffing services to companies on the North Shore, Merrimack Valley and the greater Boston area.
Chamber Sweepstakes winners
The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of its Irish Sweepstakes.
The top prize of $10,000 was awarded to Barry Ramos. Three second-place prizes of $1,000 each were awarded to Angela Sanfilippo, Bruce Feldman and Richard Paone.
Four third-place prizes of $500 were awarded to Bob Blue, Bill Loiacano, Dick Cooper, and Dodi Quinn and Bruce Horne.
Bill Scott received the sellers' prize, and Arlene Taliadoros was honored for the best Irish wardrobe.
Patrick Thorpe of Gloucester Cooperative Bank led the event.
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