Patrick Borg Appointed Country Manager for Lawson Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden, June 17, 2010- Lawson Software announced today that Patrick Borg has been appointed country manager for Lawson’s operations in Sweden. This new role adds to his current role of vice president global operations for the Lawson M3 industries. In his regional role, Borg will be responsible for maintaining and developing links with local Lawson user groups, regional media and analyst organizations, consulting companies and resellers to support Lawson business units in the region. In this role he will also act as spokesperson for Lawson in Sweden and support relationships with customers and prospective customers. Borg continues to report to Eric Verniaut, group executive vice president for Lawson M3 industries.
Borg joined Lawson nineteen years ago and now has more than 25 years of experience in the manufacturing and information technology industry. His previous experience at Ascade and SKF includes roles in customer service management, project management, consulting, production planning and logistics management. While at Lawson, Borg has held senior roles as business development manager, vice president sales operations EMEA and currently as vice president M3 global operations.
“We are delighted to welcome Patrick in our worldwide team of country managers, said Eric Verniaut, group executive vice president of M3 industries for Lawson. “His industry experience, strong leadership skills and focus on open communications, collaboration and receptiveness to new ideas will help to strengthen relations with our customers in Sweden. His expertise in the regional market and proven track of record in the enterprise software industry will support us to better anticipate and meet the expectations of our customers and make their experience with Lawson simpler and better.
“This appointment requires a lot of energy, focused approach and leadership skills and I am excited by the opportunity to take on the role of country manager for Sweden, comments Borg. “I’m looking forward to working closer with our Swedish customers individually and through our local user group. I want to support our customers deriving more value from Lawson products and services and to provide them with increased levels of customer satisfaction.
About Lawson Software
Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,500 customers in equipment service management and rental, fashion, food & beverage, healthcare, manufacturing & distribution, public sector (United States), service industries, and strategic human capital management across 40 countries. Lawson Software is a global provider of enterprise software, services and support to customers primarily in three sectors: services, trade and manufacturing/distribution. Lawson’s solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Human Capital Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online atwww.lawson.com. For Lawson’s listing on the Third North exchange in Sweden, Remium AB is acting as the Certified Adviser.
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