Elemica's CEO Mike McGuigan Named Supply & Demand Chain Executive Provider Pro to Know for 2nd Consecutive Year

Annual Award Lists Top Supply Chain Professionals


EXTON, PA--(Marketwire - February 10, 2011) - Elemica, the industry-leading B2B supply chain network, announces that CEO Mike McGuigan has been named a 2011 Provider Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. This is his second appearance in the annual list of individuals from a service provider or software firm, consultancy, analyst or research firm who have who have helped their Supply Chain clients or the Supply Chain community at large prepare to meet the significant challenges in the year ahead.

Mike strives to deliver on the goal of helping customers in the chemical, tire/rubber, and related industries to generate supply chain transformations that advance revenues and optimize processes. These industries are facing challenges to maintain global leadership from third world country competition, regulatory hurdles, ongoing recovery, and increasing customer demands. Mr. McGuigan draws on his industry expertise and knowledge to define solutions and services to help customers overcome these issues, such as crafting the cloud-based platform of supply chain and optimization services, and robust sourcing processes.

"Supply Chain is increasingly recognized as a strategic differentiator for leading small, medium and large enterprises, and Supply Chain leaders have become crucial to the success of the enterprise in meeting the challenges of the 'New Normal' economy," said Andrew K. Reese, editorial director of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Our annual Provider Pros to Know listing highlights many of these outstanding executives and their accomplishments, and it offers a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage Supply Chain for competitive advantage."

"I am delighted once again to be named to this prestigious list of supply chain professionals," said Mike McGuigan, CEO of Elemica. "Elemica's innovative approach to supply chain transformation leverages cloud technology to enable collaboration on a global basis. Combining this technology with our team's deep experience in the industries that we serve enables organizations to gain supply chain efficiencies that are instrumental to their success now and in the future."

The full listing of the 2011 Pros to Know will be available in the February/March 2011 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and e-book beginning in early March and on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at SDCExec.com/2011Prostoknow.

About Elemica
Elemica delivers state-of-the-art services in the areas of customer, supplier, sourcing, and logistics management. Elemica's Connect - Transact - Optimize model drives bottom line business results by promoting reduced cost of operations, faster process execution, automation of key business processes, removal of transactional barriers, and seamless information flow between business partners. Elemica was founded in 2000 and today connects more than 2500 companies across multiple industries, processing over $60 billion in annual transactions. Clients include BASF, Continental, The Dow Chemical Company, DuPont, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, LANXESS, Rhodia and Shell. http://www.elemica.com.

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