Centiro sharpens UK and EMEA focus with Bobby Shome appointment

Centiro, a leading innovator in cloud-based transportation and delivery management solutions, has appointed Bobby Shome as Business Development Director EMEA. Bobby will lead Business Development activities across Europe for Centiro.

Bobby has spent more than 20 years in the supply chain and logistics area, firstly with Royal Mail UK and then with DHL across different functional roles latterly involved with the service part logistics team, where he led a global team of business development, implementation and solution consultants. Over the last decade, Bobby has been in strategic sales roles with Manhattan Associates, Oracle and SAP with focus within the retail, wholesale and consumer industries.

Frank Bakker, SVP Global Sales, commented: “The appointment of Bobby is a strategic move and we are very excited about Bobby’s plans for accelerating our business in the UK and EMEA. Bobby’s knowledge of the industry and ability to drive change will be crucial to secure our customer success while managing our high growth.”

Commenting on his appointment, Bobby Shome said: “As Europe continues to embrace new models and channels for sales and delivery, companies are now looking at how they can continue to improve brand loyalty in the era of Digital. Centiro helps retail and supply chain players to meet the challenge of horizontal integration within E-Commerce, Supply Chain and Logistics, whilst maintaining a clear focus on the end customer to improve brand loyalty.”

Niklas Hedin, Centiro CEO, added: “Bobby is a welcome addition to our global team, he is well equipped to help customers navigate the challenges the rapidly changing market is posing. To succeed in the present climate, retailers need to challenge old ideas; Bobby is the right person to ask new questions and drive things forward.”

For more information, contact:
Andy Lloyd-Williams, Spark Communications, tel: +44 207 436 0420, centiro@sparkcomms.co.uk