PRESS RELEASE
DiCentral Names Huyen Bui Chief Technology Officer
15 Year Technology Veteran Brings Broad Technology and Entrepreneurial Expertise to DiCentral's Executive Team
HOUSTON- March 17, 2008 - DiCentral (www.dicentral.com) the leader in hosted EDI and B2B integration services that drive global supply chain efficiency, today announced the appointment of Huyen Bui as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Bui joins the DiCentral executive team with over 15 years of expertise in technology and business across a wide range of industries. Mr. Bui will assume responsibility for driving the implementation of DiCentral's strategic partnerships, product development processes, and new product initiatives.
"DiCentral is an innovative and recognized industry leader in delivering software-as-a-service EDI and supply chain integration solutions to retail businesses that operate across the globe. The company has built an impressive technology portfolio, and is perfectly positioned to capitalize on expanding global trade and automated supply chain trends," said Mr. Bui. "This is a very exciting time for both the company and market, and I'm thrilled to take part in driving DiCentral’s product, partnership, and sales expansion."
Mr. Bui has been involved with high tech companies for over 15 years, and was previously Vice President of Engineering for the luxury travel division of Expedia, Classic Vacations. He was also co-founder and Chief Technology Officer for Esurance.com, an online insurance company which was acquired by White Mountains Insurance Group and grew to over $1 billion revenues in 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Bui held management and technical positions at Accenture, CSAA, Teknekron Communications Systems, and Bull Worldwide Information Systems. He holds a Master's in Computer Science from Boston University, and a Bachelor's in Mathematics and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
"Huyen combines deep technology expertise with exceptional business knowledge and client service orientation. He's worked for Fortune 500 companies as well as small entrepreneurial startups, and has solid background in building and growing technology teams and products," said Thuy Mai, founder and CEO of DiCentral. "We are very pleased that he has joined the DiCentral executive management team, and are looking forward to working closely with him to continue execution on our vision of helping companies increase efficiencies in their global supply chain."
About DiCentral
Founded in 2000, DiCentral is the leading innovator in the EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) industry segment. A broad range of web-hosted software solutions enables buyers, suppliers, and logistics providers to seamlessly exchange data throughout their supply chain network. These data integration solutions are scalable to the size, growth, and unique requirements of each business. In addition, DiCentral develops and markets a complementary suite of supply chain applications for EDI testing, Distribution and Logistics, Vendor Managed Inventory, Scan-Based Trading, Replenishment and Data Synchronization.