Jim Bork Named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales for Epicor
Brings 16 Years of Sales and Management Experience, Including More Than 12 Years with Epicor
IRVINE, Calif. (April 16, 2009) – Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a
leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of
Global 1000 companies, announced today that it has appointed Jim Bork, age 41, as the
Company’s Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Bork has more than 16 years of sales and
sales management experience, and has spent his career developing go-to-market strategies
and running sales organizations for leading companies. He has been with Epicor for more than
12 years and has held sales and sales management assignments across all product suites
around the world. Most recently, Bork has headed the Company’s international sales
organization as Senior Vice President International Sales. Bork, whose promotion is effective
immediately, will report to Epicor Chairman, President and CEO George Klaus.
Klaus commented, “Jim has a long, successful history with Epicor that began as one of
our best sales representatives in his early years and matured into leading sales management
roles in the Americas and International markets for all of our products. Most recently, Jim has
done an excellent job expanding Epicor’s international presence to help ensure that Epicor can
benefit from the release of our latest generation ERP solution, Epicor 9. He has also been
instrumental in beginning to establish a retail presence for Epicor in international markets,”
Klaus said. “I am pleased that Jim has accepted this additional responsibility and I am confident
that his proven leadership and deep company experience will allow us to further leverage the
opportunities that we have in all of the markets we serve.”
“I am excited to take on this additional responsibility,” said Bork. “While the economic
environment certainly continues to create a challenging sales environment worldwide, Epicor
has the advantage of delivering on our latest product strategy commitment to our existing
customers, while offering a very compelling suite of ERP solutions built on the latest technology
platform for new customers in all of the markets we serve. Already we are seeing good demand
for Epicor 9 worldwide, with more than 300 requests from existing and new customers for our
newly launched ERP solution. I look forward to working closely with the management team and
our sales organization to ensure that we are able to make the most of every opportunity with
which we are presented.”
In his role as Senior Vice President International Sales, Bork is credited with
implementing a business partner program to extend Epicor’s international reach into emerging
markets such as Thailand, Vietnam, Colombia and Malaysia. He also successfully drove
Epicor’s best practice sales initiatives throughout the international market while maintaining
cultural nuances necessary to do business in local regions. Bork began his career with Epicor in
1997 as a Sales Representative and quickly moved into ever-increasing roles of responsibility in
sales management including Regional Director for the Americas and Vice President of Sales for
Eastern America and Strategic Accounts. Prior to Epicor, Bork served as International Sales
Manager from 1994 to 1997 for Amex, Inc., a privately held $80 million company specializing in
building international distribution channels for high-tech companies. From 1993 to 1994, he was
a Sales Representative for Vista Information Solutions, Inc. a public company utilizing
Geographic Information Systems technology to assist environmental and financial companies
identify potential compliance and liability issues. Bork graduated from Arizona State University
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Supply Chain Management.
Source: Epicor
