Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 13, 2003
MICHAEL MARIS is Vice President of Marketing at webplan
Corporation. Mr. Maris comes to webplan with more than 20 years
in the supply chain industry. Over the course of his career, he
has developed a solid reputation for developing successful sales,
marketing and professional services teams. At webplan, he has
been responsible for worldwide channels and partner sales,
alliances, European sales and most recently, marketing. Mr. Maris
built webplan's Partner Programs on the basis of developing
alliances with visionary companies in e-commerce, supply chain
management, and systems integration. Under his leadership this
program has been highly successful, attracting leading companies
such as Cap Genimi Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Consulting and PRTM. Before joining webplan, Mr. Maris was Vice
President, Professional Services, for Descartes Systems Group.
During his tenure at Descartes, he successfully consolidated the
professional services groups of several acquired companies into
one division, reducing costs and adding to shareholder value. In
addition, he was General Manager of the Dallas-based operations.
Mr. Maris also held various positions at the global software
provider EXE Technologies, including Vice President of Worldwide
Sales Support and Marketing. During his time with EXE, the
company grew to over $100 million dollars in revenue and executed
a successful IPO. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Management from Purdue University and an MS in Administration
from Central Michigan. Profile
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Mr. Maris: We started out as a services-oriented company and then
in the mid-1990s we realized we had the ability to
