QAD to Host Executive Briefings with Leading Thailand Manufacturers and Media

11.10.2010

QAD President Pam Lopker and Several Senior QAD Executives to Discuss Global Manufacturing Trends, QAD Vision and Product Roadmap for Thailand Market on October 14 - 15, 2010 in Bangkok

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--QAD Inc. (NASDAQ: QADI), a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, announced today that Pam Lopker, president and founder for QAD, and Gordon Fleming, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for QAD, will join QAD Asia-Pacific and Thailand executives in unveilingQAD Enterprise Applications 2010.1 and sharing QAD strategies and global manufacturing insights with leading Asia-Pacific manufacturers and media in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 14 – 15, 2010.

Thailand is a focused market for QAD in Asia-Pacific and has experienced significant growth in recent years. QAD is proud that QAD Enterprise Applications is used among leading Thailand-based manufactured product companies, including Auto Alliance Thailand, NHK Spring, NOK Precision Component, Ampol Food Processing, and Thai Vegetable Oil.

On October 14, Lopker and Fleming will be joined by Paul Henderson, QAD senior vice-President for Asia-Pacific, and Stefan de Haar, QAD business unit manager, South Asia, in hosting a QAD Customer Briefing event. QAD executives will discuss how global manufacturing trends, including lean manufacturing and supply chain trends, are impacting global enterprise resource planning (ERP) development and adoption in the Asia-Pacific and Thailand marketplace.

On October 15, Lopker and Fleming will concurrently host several one-on-one meetings with mainstream and IT-based Thai media, respectively. Lopker will share an overview of QAD’s corporate vision and business direction, and global manufacturing trends as they relate to Thai and Asia-Pacific based manufacturers.

Fleming will share insights on QAD’s local go-to-market and customer support strategies for the Asia-Pacific region, and discuss the latest feature enhancements to QAD Enterprise Applications 2010.1, QAD’s latest product release, launched in September 2010.

About the Presenters

Pamela Lopker is Chairman of the Board and President of QAD. Lopker founded the company in 1979 and is responsible for shaping the vision and strategic direction of QAD, as well as directing the company’s global research and development efforts.

Lopker has long been recognized for her entrepreneurialism and leadership in the advancement in manufacturing software. In March 2001, Fortune magazine named Lopker a "Hero of U.S. Manufacturing." She has been profiled four times by Forbes magazine and numbers among Manufacturing Systems’ “Legends of Manufacturing,” as well as START magazine’s manufacturing industry visionaries. She received Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Greater Los Angeles area in 1996.

Lopker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).

Gordon Fleming is Chief Marketing Officer of QAD, responsible for leading the company’s global marketing organization. He is also responsible for the definition of QAD’s key market strategy and development of the company’s strategic vertical roadmaps. Fleming joined QAD in 1995 and was responsible for QAD operations in Australia and New Zealand. In addition to enterprise resource planning software, his previous experience includes work in the corporate finance sector at Schroders plc and Barclays Group plc in the United Kingdom. With a background in electrical engineering, Fleming also has worked in commissioning and manufacturing roles for the defense and communications sectors.