Elemica’s CEO Mike McGuigan Named 2010 Provider Pro to Know

EXTON, Pa., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Elemica, the industry-leading B2B supply chain network, announces that CEO Mike McGuigan has been named a 2010 Provider Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.  The Provider Pros to Know is a listing of individuals from a service provider or software firm, consultancy, analyst or research firm who have personally helped clients address the challenges of the recession and prepare for the recovery ahead.  Mike McGuigan was chosen for his thought leadership in the chemical industry where he works with clients to deliver supply chain integration and optimization that enable companies to achieve operational excellence and lower costs.

"This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders in the Supply Chain industry," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.  "Highlighting the learnings that the Provider Pros to Know have taken out of the Great Recession provides our readers with a wealth of best practices that they can apply in their own supply chains, as well as insights into how leading organizations are positioning themselves for competitive advantage in the Great Recovery ahead."

“I am delighted to be named to this prestigious list of supply chain professionals who are working hard to help companies improve performance within their supply chains,” said Mike McGuigan, CEO of Elemica.  “Collaborating with our clients, I see first-hand the value that Elemica delivers by increasing reliability of their supply chain, maximizing collaboration, reducing working capital and lowering their costs.”

The full listing of the 2010 Pros to Know will be available in the February/March 2010 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and e-book beginning in the third week of March and on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at SDCExec.com/2010Prostoknow.

About Elemica

Elemica was founded by 22 leading global corporations to deliver best-in-class integration of supply chain trade partners for seamless execution of business processes such as order-to-invoice, procure-to-pay, and logistics booking.  Elemica unites global trade partners and provides a true framework of 'Connect Once.  Connect To All.'  By automating key business processes, removing transactional and communication barriers, and integrating the information flow between business partners, Elemica's clients benefit from reduced cost of operations and faster process execution with fewer resources.

From order entry to invoice processing for logistics, planning, and purchasing, the Elemica network improves productivity, decreases errors, and increases customer and business partner satisfaction.  Elemica has connected more than 2500 companies across multiple industries and processes over $60 billion in annual transactions.  Clients include BASF, Continental, Dow, DuPont, Goodyear, LANXESS, Michelin, Rhodia and Shell.  For more information, visit http://www.elemica.com.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

SOURCE Elemica