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TradeBeam CEO Graham R.F. Napier Honored as Supply Chain Thought Leader
Industry Veteran Recognized for Driving Technology’s Role in Enabling Supply Chain Management Within the Enterprise
San Mateo, CA, April 5, 2007—TradeBeam, a leading provider of Global Trade Management (GTM) software and services, today announced that its CEO, Graham R.F. Napier, has been recognized as a “Provider Pro To Know” by the leading trade publication Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
The 2007 Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Provider Pros to Know” is an elite group of individuals from software and service provider companies, consultancies, and research firms who have personally helped raise the profile of the supply chain within the enterprise. The esteemed award honors dedication to continued improvement in supply and demand chain technology and services, and a commitment to equipping supply and demand chain management professionals with advanced tools and counsel.
Under Napier’s leadership, TradeBeam has built an end-to-end GTM platform, acquiring and integrating key point solution providers along the way. Now, TradeBeam offers on-demand software that streamlines the entire lifecycle of global trade across order, logistics, and settlement activities to significantly improve operating efficiencies and cash flows.
Napier encourages executives to examine the value that lies in concurrent management of the physical and financial supply chains—the flow of goods and the flow of funds within global trade—to illuminate opportunities to maximize the advantage of global trade. As a result Napier’s vision, TradeBeam has helped companies such as Neiman Marcus and Stryker Instruments innovate the global supply chain to save time, conserve resources, free working capital and improve the bottom line.
Napier has more than 20 years experience building global businesses. He came to TradeBeam from $1.8 billion integrated logistics services provider Fritz Companies, where he served as president and chief operating officer. He managed operations and drove strategic initiatives for the organization, which employed 14,000 worldwide.
"I am honored to be acknowledged by Supply & Demand Chain Executive," said Napier. "It’s a tribute to the truly innovative work being done in the area of global trade management by the entire TradeBeam team."
About TradeBeam
TradeBeam is a Global Trade Management (GTM) software and services company providing on-demand software that streamlines global trading processes for enterprises and their partners. TradeBeam’s integrated solutions provide export and import compliance, trade visibility and trade finance solutions. TradeBeam has over 2,000 customers with users in over 100+ countries worldwide.