On September 1, 2009, David Roper officially joined Kore Technologies as Vice President of Sales.

David brings with him over 20 years of sales and business expertise in the information technology and ERP software industry. This includes experience at IBM, NCR, Epicor Software (previously DataWorks Corporation), and Pivot Point (Level Eight) software.

While at Epicor for 10 years, David held several management positions in sales, channel management, marketing, and ultimately Vice President of Sales, West. During his time there he was involved primarily with MultiValue (UniData and UniVerse) ERP solutions. Additionally, Mr. Roper was an instrumental part of the management team that launched a very successful IPO for the company in 1996. After Epicor, Mr. Roper started his own company, PivotPoint (Level Eight) software. Over the next 8 years he grew the company to become one of the most successful manufacturing software VARs on the West Coast for the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) space, selling and supporting primarily Microsoft and SAP mid-range enterprise business solutions.

When asked to share his thoughts on joining Kore, Mr. Roper said, "I am thrilled to join the Kore team and be back with such a talented group of IT professionals that I have known and respected for nearly 20 years. I look forward to helping the company continue to grow and adapt to meet the needs of today’s manufacturing and distribution companies that have come to count on Kore to be a trusted advisor. Kore is a value based, solution driven company that truly cares about their customers and I look forward to continuing that tradition."

As vice president of sales, Mr. Roper will leverage his extensive business and sales experience in the software industry to help Kore increase its focus on products and services that are high value and low cost for customers.

"As Kore Technologies expands its products and services, it will be important for us to streamline our operations starting with the sales cycle," said Ken Dickinson, managing partner and co-founder at Kore Technologies. "With Dave’s keen insight and knowledge of the ERP marketplace he will keep Kore focused on those high-value solutions that offer a rapid return on investment for our customers. I have known Dave for more than twenty years and besides his skills as an entrepreneur and salesman, he brings integrity and honesty to the sales organization. I am honored that Dave has chosen to join the Kore team."

All of us at Kore are excited to have an experienced and talented business professional like David join the Kore team, and we look forward to working with him in 2009 and beyond.