Kiwiplan Confirms Management Changes
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Kiwiplan, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, a prominent software solutions provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of several key executive roles within the company. This follows the announcement from President Jim Walton that he is set to retire from Kiwiplan on September 4. Rodney McGee has been promoted to take over the role of president from Walton.
McGee, who was previously GM – U.S., is replaced by Matt Bachman. Bachman will head up the American division of the company, headquartered in Cincinnati. Elsewhere within the organization, Steve Whillis has been named General Manager – Europe, and will oversee the company’s activities throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He is based out of Kiwiplan’s U.K. office near Birmingham, England.
David Daniels has been confirmed as VP, Business and Product Development. Daniels, who was previously in charge of Product Development, is based out of the Cincinnati headquarters.
"On behalf of the entire team at Kiwiplan, I’d like to thank Jim for his contributions over the past 40+ years as a customer and as the leader of our great company," stated McGee. "Jim has played a significant role in the company’s successful development over the years. While we are sad to see him leave us, we wish him much success and happiness in retirement."
McGee concluded, " I am excited by the road ahead, particularly as Kiwiplan gets set to roll out new innovative products in supply chain, mobility, and enhanced scheduling automation. Be it box plants, sheet plants, or sheet feeders, Kiwiplan will strive to provide tools to help improve day to day performance."
With more than 35 years of expertise in developing software for the corrugating and packaging industry, Kiwiplan provides systems that deliver the high standard required for enterprise-wide, fully automatic integrated systems for Web-enabled supply chain management, sales order management, scheduling and planning, manufacturing, and inventory control.
First developed over three decades ago by a visionary management and engineering team in a corrugated box plant, Kiwiplan's sophisticated software systems reflect the intimate knowledge of the packaging industry in every menu and function. Kiwiplan systems exhibit special characteristics and options that only industry participants would be aware of.
With a true global presence, Kiwiplan continues to be the world's leading provider of software for the corrugated packaging industry. Kiwiplan has fully staffed offices including; Kiwiplan New Zealand Ltd., in Auckland, New Zealand, Kiwiplan Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Kiwiplan Europe Ltd. in the U.K., Kiwiplan GmbH in Germany, and Kiwiplan Asia Pacific in Melbourne, Australia.
