Restaurant POS and Management Software Maker Lecere Names Management Team
September 14 2009 - 9:02AM
Business Wire
Software start-up LecereTM Corporation (Pink Sheets:LCRE)
introduced its management team of software, investment, and
restaurant industry veterans. The company is developing Lecere
FIRMSTM, its integrated, Web-based suite of point-of-sale (POS) and
restaurant management tools.
“I’m very pleased with the caliber of talent we’ve attracted to
Lecere,” said Jim Morris, Lecere Chairman and CEO. “In parallel
with product development, we are now identifying our initial
prospective customers and will announce those in the coming
months.” In addition to Morris and CFO Stew Elder, the management
team at Lecere now includes:
Abbie Kendall, Vice-president of
Marketing and Investor Relations
Kendall was most recently president of high-tech public
relations firm Armstrong Kendall, Inc., working with leading
companies in the software and semiconductor industries. Before
that, she was the director of corporate marketing at OrCAD. There
she created the number-one brand in a $4 billion global industry,
drove revenues from $9 to $50 million, and helped the company
tender a successful IPO. Before OrCAD, Kendall held marketing
management positions with Mentor Graphics, nCUBE, and Unify. She
began her career at Intel.
Terry McCarthy, Vice-president of
Hospitality Services and Strategy
McCarthy, a principal of Coaching Restaurants, LLC, has 20
year’s experience in the restaurant industry. He’s an expert in
developing hospitality training and programs that improve the
customer experience to drive revenues and profits. Most recently,
McCarthy was General Manager of Paddy’s, which he joined after
managing and turning around the Driftwood Room at Portland’s Hotel
deLuxe. Previously, he was Portland Bar Manager and a manager of
new store openings for Rock Bottom. He began his career in the
restaurant, bar, and brew pub at Timberline Lodge on Oregon’s Mt.
Hood.
Cory Rinkin, Chief Information
and Technology Officer
Rinkin has more than 12 years’ experience leading the
development of innovative and advanced software programs,
e-commerce applications, and web sites—including sharplabs.com,
tickets.com, dacor.com, verizonwireless.com, and motortrend.com—for
organizations including K2 Network, U.S. Sports Unlimited, and
Prime Media Automotive.
Gregory Schillinger,
Vice-president of Hospitality Systems and Strategy
Schillinger, president of Coaching Restaurants, LLC, has a
successful 30-year career in the restaurant industry. A POS systems
expert, Schillinger has a long record of success in increasing
revenues and profits as a general manager with Wendy’s, TGI
Friday’s, Old Chicago, the Hotel Boulderado, and Rock Bottom. He
owned the successful Paddy’s in downtown Portland for the past 13
years.
Ed Villuame, Vice-president of
Business Development
A veteran investment and business development executive,
Villuame was a vice-president of Investments for both Dean
Witter/Morgan Stanley and Dain Rauscher. He was also instrumental
in structuring the financing and purchase of the Minnesota
Timberwolves NBA team by a private investment group in
Minneapolis.
About LecereTM Corporation
Lecere Corporation (Pink Sheets: LCRE) of Portland, Oregon
develops and markets Lecere FIRMSTM, an integrated, Web-based suite
of point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management tools. FIRMS helps
restaurants reduce their operational costs while enhancing their
customers' experiences for increased revenues and profits. For the
latest Lecere news and information, visit www.lecere.com.
Lecere and FIRMS are trademarks of Lecere Corporation. All other
legal marks are the property of their respective owners.
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