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Sage North America Appoints New Leader for Its Employer Solutions Business: Johnny Laurent
| Source: Sage North America
ST. PETERSBURG, FL--(Marketwire - September 15, 2009) - Sage North America today announced the
appointment of Clifton J. ("Johnny") Laurent, Jr. as vice president and
general manager for its Sage Employer Solutions business unit. Laurent will
report to Himanshu Palsule, executive vice president and general manager
for Sage Business Solutions, and will have direct responsibility for R&D,
product management, product marketing and customer support, plus full P&L
responsibilities, for Sage Employer Solutions. Sage Employer Solutions are
part of a broad portfolio of business management software and services,
including accounting, enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer
relationship management (CRM), human resource (HR) management, and payroll
that Sage North America delivers to more than 2.9 million small and
mid-sized businesses in the U.S. and Canada. Sage Abra HRMS is the keystone
Employer Solutions product.
Laurent has more than 20 years of experience in the software and hardware
industry. Since joining Sage in 2005, he has been responsible for customer
support, learning services, and professional services, most recently
serving as vice president of customer support and services for Employer
Solutions. Prior to joining Sage, he owned and operated an independent
customer support consultancy and served in various management and
consulting roles for such organizations as Service Management
International, Software AG and USRobotics.
Laurent holds a bachelor of science in computer science from Louisiana
State University in Baton Rouge, La. He will continue to work out of Sage's
Petersburg, Fla., office, where the Employer Solutions business is
headquartered.
About Sage North America
Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier
of business management software and services. Sage North America employs
more than 4,100 people and supports nearly 2.9 million small and
medium-size business customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was
floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs 14,500 people
and supports 5.8 million customers worldwide. For more information, please
visit the Web site at www.sagenorthamerica.com.
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