Spinnaker Finalizes Acquisition of Plan4Demand

DENVER, Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Spinnaker, the international provider of supply chain consulting, logistics, and third-party maintenance & support services, today announced that it has finalized its acquisition of Plan4Demand, a privately owned company that provides supply chain consulting, process enhancements, technology implementation and optimization services. The Plan4Demand office in Pittsburgh, PA, will become Spinnaker's new Midwest sales and marketing office. Lisa Kustra, the former CEO of Plan4Demand, will be joining Spinnaker as the company's new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Our acquisition of Plan4Demand will immediately enhance our depth and expertise that will continue to better serve our clients needs," said Robert Benson, Founder and Managing Principal of Spinnaker. "In addition to acquiring its consulting capabilities, we are also adding their strategic staffing group, called Pros2Plan (www.pros2plan.com). Plan4Demand has a great team of people, and we are excited to welcome both to Spinnaker."

"Spinnaker is a strong supply chain player with a proven success rate," said Lisa Kustra. "There is great synergy between our methodologies, employees and corporate strategies. We share Spinnaker's vision and commitment of delivering performance solutions that further empower our clients to better maximize their operations, reduce costs and improve their bottom line."

Spinnaker delivers a service/solution mix from supply chain strategy to planning to logistics services and specializes in designing and implementing innovative strategies, processes and systems. Additionally, the company provides supply chain assessment and road mapping services, optimization and analytical services, technology support, and helps clients develop internal centers of excellence to drive for accelerated supply chain performance.

About Spinnaker
Founded in 2002, Spinnaker consistently delivers supply chain excellence through partnering with clients to achieve the desired operational results. Our comprehensive service offerings are designed to support every stage of supply chain lifecycle maturity. We help clients increase their profitability and reduce operating costs while maintaining or enhancing customer service levels through our holistic People-Process-Technology focused approach. Beyond our management consulting and technology implementation services, we provide returns management consulting as well as outsourced value-added warehousing and distribution services that drive integrated solutions enabling customers to unlock the value of their core returns. Whether the need is supply chain planning or execution, strategic or tactical, our proven veterans provide pragmatic solutions that help clients achieve targeted business objectives. Our goal is to function as a trusted advisor and advocate that measures success by our clients' success. Headquartered in Denver, Spinnaker also has offices in Boston, Columbus, Houston, Memphis and Pittsburgh. To learn more about this announcement, contact us at www.spinnakermgmt.com or call +1-877-476-0576.

Spinnaker Marketing Contact:

Lori L. Searls
Senior Manager, Demand Generation
720-457-5443

SOURCE Spinnaker