Galleria Appoints Vice President of Global Marketing
CHICAGO – (July 15, 2008) – Galleria Retail Technology Solutions, the leading provider of automated assortment and space planning solutions, today announced the addition of Mary Van Scheltema as vice president of global marketing. With more than 17 years of industry experience, Van Scheltema is responsible for directing Galleria’s global marketing initiatives to ensure brand awareness and market differentiation.
“I’m thrilled to join Galleria’s dynamic team of retail experts,” said Van Scheltema. “Galleria is a market leader and the only customer centric merchandising solution to provide a holistic approach to enable store-specific assortment and space planning. I’m eager to be a part of a company that offers such a unique and valuable business application which provides retailers and manufacturers with the ability to accommodate local influences while maintaining centralized control and efficiency.”
Prior to joining Galleria, Van Scheltema served as a marketing director of RedPrairie, a software firm focused on supply chain and retail operations management. In this role, she was responsible for all marketing initiatives, including marketing five software suites serving the retail and foodservice industries. Van Scheltema was also the director of marketing communications for Medela, Inc., an international consumer products manufacturer, where she oversaw all marketing communication initiatives and the development of corporate and product branding strategies.
“Mary brings the invaluable expertise we need to continue driving our global awareness,” said Doug Erickson, executive vice president of global sales and marketing, Galleria. “As we continue to grow, we are committed to recruiting top industry talent to help our customers recognize the full return on investment and competitive advantage that can be achieved through our advanced retail planning solutions.”
About Galleria Retail Technology Solutions Galleria is the leading provider of automated store specific assortment and space planning solutions. Galleria’s solutions provide value by integrating with a retailer’s existing systems and resources to deliver the right product to the right stores in the right quantities. The net result is that retailers realize significant benefits including increased sales, enhanced margins, reduced waste/mark-down and accelerated inventory turns. Galleria currently works with customers including Tesco, Food Lion, Hannaford Bros, Giant Eagle and several of the world’s top 20 retailers. It is currently engaged in six implementations of its automated micro assortment and space planning solution in to large-scale live retail environments.
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