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School Specialty Appoints Steve Martinez as the Company’s New Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
School Specialty Appoints Steve Martinez as the Company’s New Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n GREENVILLE, Wis., Jan. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) (“School Specialty,” “SSI” or “the Company”), a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both curriculum and supplemental learning resources to the education, healthcare and other marketplaces, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Martinez as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective February 1st. Mr. Martinez will oversee all of School Specialty’s information management and technology infrastructure programs, focused on advancing its CRM, eCommerce, WMS, and ERP platforms. He will work directly with the senior management team, providing strategic guidance on all IT initiatives.\n Joseph M. Yorio, School Specialty's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “I'd like to officially welcome Steve to the SSI family and congratulate him on his new appointment. Working with Steve, I can tell you firsthand, that he brings incredible talent, leadership and commitment. I want to thank him for stepping in as interim CIO over the last few months and I am glad that he will continue to play a crucial role in our organization – I have every bit of confidence that he will serve the Company well. We have a strong team and together, we continue to drive best practices and greater value for our customers, employees and stockholders.” Mr. Martinez brings more than 20 years of experience in specific project management/implementation specialties such as CRM design and conversion, data base management, business automation, cloud solutions, and business intelligence reporting and metrics. Throughout his career, he has also developed and executed IT and sales effectiveness programs, with a focus on revenue growth, operating cost reductions, sales quota establishment and forecasting, performance management, and headcount design and analysis. Prior to assuming the SVP and CIO roles, Mr. Martinez served as a strategic consultant for School Specialty’s CRM system transformation efforts, where he led critical analysis, design and implementation processes. Previously, he worked with leading IT and consultancy firms in various management capacities, including as Chief Strategy Officer at Execution Specialists Group; Senior Director of Automation and Co...