INTTRA Expands Senior Management Team, Appoints Valerie Rainey Chief Financial Officer
July 21, 2008
Seasoned Executive to Help Lead New Direction for Industry Leading B2B E-Commerce Platform
PARSIPPANY, NJ, July 21, 2008 – INTTRA, the leading e-commerce portal for the ocean freight industry, today announces that Valerie Rainey has joined the Company’s senior management team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rainey brings forth significant experience in areas such as e-commerce, strategic alliances, operations and finance. As CFO, Rainey will be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, financial modeling and process improvements.
With an evolving global suite of e-commerce solutions for the ocean-shipping industry, INTTRA continues to grow and innovate its product line. Rainey’s appointment affirms the Company’s commitment to providing its customers with comprehensive technologies for simplifying collaboration and increasing supply chain visibility.
“In growing the INTTRA senior management team by recruiting from various industries, we are putting in place a leadership team that will continue developing our current growth strategy while also providing new perspectives that will influence INTTRA’s new direction,” said Ken Bloom, CEO of INTTRA. “We are thrilled to have Valerie on board and look forward to her contribution to INTTRA’s innovation and rapid growth moving forward.”
Prior to joining INTTRA, Rainey was Director of Finance at Pitney Bowes in its international mail services division where Rainey successfully integrated acquisitions, streamlined processes, instituted internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing. Prior to joining Pitney Bowes, Rainey was with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) for twelve years and held several different positions in finance and operations, strategic alliances and the international arena. Rainey also has previous experience in public accounting with BDO Seidman and Ernst and Young.
“INTTRA’s growth over the past eight years can be attributed to its innovative product line, dedicated senior management team and strategic growth initiatives,” said Rainey. “I look forward to helping continue these trends by developing corporate strategies that will foster INTTRA’s growth for years to come.”
Rainey is a Certified Public Accountant and received a Bachelor of Science and a Masters in Business from Fordham University.
About INTTRA
INTTRA, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., is a leading global provider of e-commerce solutions to ocean carriers and their customers. INTTRA professionals work with customers to streamline and standardize their shipping processes, applying their e-commerce knowledge of the shipping industry for customers in markets worldwide.
More than 260,000 container orders are initiated on the INTTRA platform each week, representing more than 10 percent of global ocean container trade.
INTTRA’s e-commerce platform offers a comprehensive range of e-commerce tools, including: Tender, Sailing Schedules, Booking, Shipping Instructions, Bill of Lading, Track & Trace, and Reports. Accessing the INTTRA platform is simple, using any combination of their channel solutions: INTTRA-Link (EDI-based, system-to-system connection), INTTRA-Desktop (off-line PC application), or INTTRA-Act (web-based application).
INTTRA's carrier network includes, Alianca, ANL, CCL, CMA CGM, CSAV, CSAV NORASIA, Deutsche Afrika-Linien, Emirates Shipping Line, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, "K" Line, Libra, Maersk Line, MCC Transport Pte Ltd., MISC, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., NYK Line, Safmarine, Senator Lines, United Arab Shipping Company.
For further information visit www.inttra.com. Or contact Andy Barrons, INTTRA Vice President of Marketing, at +1.973.263.5100 or email him at: andy.barrons@inttra.com.
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