Centroid Names Mark Musser Director, Business Development and Sales


DALLAS, March 17, 2011 - Centroid has named Mark Musser, Director Business Development and Sales. Mr. Musser will be responsible for leading business development and new account initiatives for Centroid's consulting and managed services offerings.

Musser has over eight years of experience leading the sales of software and services globally, most recently as Director of Sales at LSG Solutions, a Microsoft and Oracle Gold Partner. Prior to that he was Global Director, Retail Technology Solutions Consulting with Oracle Corporation where he managed all Pre-Sales Technology Consulting activities for North and South America.

Musser's over 22 years of retail experience also includes Director-level positions at Wal-Mart HQ, and Hallmark/DaySpring. He was also CIO of Reasor's Foods and was the first to implement the Oracle applications eBusiness suite on the Windows NT platform in the US.

Mark has several awards, including Top 10 CIO award from RT Magazine and Microsoft, Oracle|Retail MVP award, Oracle North America Extreme Leadership award and an Oracle|Retail Global Leadership award.

Musser has a BS in Management | Management Information Systems from Oklahoma State University and has done volunteer work for the National Retail Federation and the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) developing a standards blueprint for the retail industry while working at Oracle.

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"I am a great fit for Centroid's customer-centric culture focused on identifying how to add value around Oracle technology and applications. As a previous Oracle customer, I have experience managing Oracle as a vendor; that knowledge combined with over five years of working in Oracle management, focusing on Applications and Technology, enables me to make an immediate positive impact for Centroid's prospective customers," said Musser.

Jim Brull, Partner at Centroid said, "We are thrilled to have Mark onboard. He has a perfect blend of extensive Oracle pre-sales and sales experience and his CIO background is a huge asset when conversing with customers. He has been in their shoes and knows exactly what they need from a partner."

About Centroid

Centroid is an Oracle Platinum partner and the leader in extending the value of systems, information, processes, technology and business. We ensure that dollars spent on Oracle technology are kept from losing their value over time. We facilitate greater return on Oracle investments by driving higher performance, integration, flexibility and response from your systems.

Our FUTUREPROOF technology and business services include:

o Consulting Services that target the core challenges
businesses have with technology.

o Managed Services that provide cost-effective solutions to
support Oracle database and applications.

o Business Intelligence (BI) Applications that turn data
into real information.

o Infrastructure Solutions that ensure your data is
completely manageable and secure.

Visit us at www.centroid.com.

Contact Info:

Jim Brull

Partner

Centroid

14801 Quorum Drive, Suite 150

Dallas, Texas 75254

Phone: 214.347.8847

Fax: 972.767.0686

E-mail: jbrull@centroid.com

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