NURUN Inc. Appoints U.S. President, Expands American
Operation
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--JANUARY 16, 2001 - 11:41 EST
Quebecor World Veteran Mark Jones takes the helm at NURUN USA
NURUN inc., a leading global network providing e-business
strategies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mark
Jones as President of NURUN USA. This newly-created position
marks an important phase in NURUN's strategic ascent into the U.S.
e-services market and a milestone in the company's successful
global growth course. Mr. Jones will preside over a network of
U.S. offices, including Chicago, Seattle and Charlotte, North
Carolina.
A proven corporate leader, Mr. Jones draws on an extensive
background within Quebecor World (NYSE, TSE: IQW), the global arm
of NURUN's parent company, Quebecor, and the world's largest
commercial printer. Mr. Jones will focus on bringing NURUN's Web
integration services and Automated Publishing Solutions (APS) to
the U.S. market, specifically to Quebecor World and its blue chip
clients. These companies will benefit from the talents, the tools
and services available through NURUN to establish comprehensive
cross-media agility.
"Mr. Jones will play a central role in both the strategic
development of our growing U.S. operation and in leveraging the
synergy between this unique family of companies" said NURUN CEO
Mr. Jacques-Hervé Roubert. "His track record, leadership style
and strong relationships within Quebecor World and Que-Net Media,
make him the perfect point person in this growing global network,
for which the U.S. will play an increasingly important role."
"This is a strategy which I'm excited to be a part of, and one
that I believe will add real value in the marketplace", said Mr.
Mark Jones, President of NURUN USA. "We know that the Internet
business is just another business, and the Web just another
channel, but they also hold tremendous untapped potential. This
will be the year where back-end integration coupled with elegant
delivery both on and offline will distinguish those companies that
can harness the power of the Internet to improve revenues, reduce
cycle time and operate more efficiently. The unique combination
of NURUN's world-class e-services network, the power of Quebecor
World and Que-Net Media's communications services along with some
of the world's top blue chip customers, gives NURUN a distinct
advantage coming into the US Market this quarter".
Mr. Jones' first initiative as President was to promote former
NURUN regional GM, Bob Schneider to Vice President of U.S. sales.
Mr. Schneider's mandate includes building a top-level sales team
to drive new business to the company's eight North American
offices including New York, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec
City. Supporting Mr. Schneider with Strategic Analysis and
Project Management will be Matthew Hardesty covering the west
coast. We will be rapidly acquiring business development talents
in the US.
The Quebecor World Partnership
In July 2000 NURUN and Quebecor World, the largest commercial
print media services company in the world, signed a strategic
alliance which allows Quebecor World to better serve its global
customer base by coupling the technology expertise of NURUN with
the digital capabilities of Quebecor World. Under the
partnership, NURUN has become the preferred supplier of e-commerce
and Web-based solutions for Quebecor World clients.
About Mark Jones
With degrees from Ohio State University in Business Administration
and Computer and Information Science, Mark Jones draws on more
than 18 years of experience in print and new media. Before taking
the helm at NURUN USA, Mr. Jones was Quebecor World's Vice
President Technical Solutions. His tenure at Quebecor World began
in 1999, following their purchase of World Color Press. Mr. Jones
has been a key part of a highly successful pre-press network,
which has now become QueNET Media and has also had experience
leading World Color's Digital Media Services group from 1996-1999.
He brings the knowledge of the brick and mortar businesses as
well as several years experience on the cutting edge of internet
applications. Mark Jones lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About NURUN
NURUN Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange: IFN), a subsidiary of the
Quebecor Inc. group, is a leading global network developing
e-business strategies designed to support multi-channel sales and
marketing activities for select clients in the "click and mortar"
environment. NURUN employs more than 1,000 professionals in its
offices in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, New York,
Boston, Chicago, Charlotte, Paris, Milan, Rome, Madrid and
Santiago. It's subsidiary Mindready (TSE: MNY), which is also
based in the Montreal area, has offices in England and in Northern
Ireland, and currently employs approximately 400 people.
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