Cambridge, UK – Fresh food supply chain software specialist LINKFRESH has appointed a new CEO to head up its UK and Global operations.
Andy Makeham brings vast experience to the Cambridge-headquartered firm having previously spent 13 years as founder and CEO of K3 Business Technology Group plc where he saw sales grow to £70 million with an operating profit of £10m.
Over the course of his 40-year career, Andy also founded and developed several successful software businesses including Sheffield Micro and BEC Group. He has direct experience of working with the fresh food market from his time as CEO of K3.
In addition to these business ventures, Andy has occupied a number of senior positions at IT sector companies including Advanced Computer Software Group plc and Kewill Systems plc.
Speaking about his new role at LINKFRESH, Andy said, “LINKFRESH is a great company with a great product, staff and customers. I have competed with them in the past, and they were always tough to beat, so when the CEO opportunity arose, I didn’t have to think twice”.
“With the fresh food market expanding rapidly, and the UK economy recovering, I am looking forward to spearheading LINKFRESH’s UK and global business, working with our fresh food customers to deliver the innovative and relevant software that is increasingly essential as the food industry raises the bar on traceability and transparency.”
LINKFRESH has recently won the Frost and Sullivan Technology Leadership Award (2016) for innovative fresh food solutions, and the company is expanding and recruiting both in the UK and the USA.
For more information about LINKFRESH and the enterprise resource planning software the firm offers visit www.linkfresh.com
About LINKFRESH Software Limited
LINKFRESH Software Limited (trading as LINKFRESH) is a software and IT consultancy organisation with extensive supply chain expertise. The company holds Microsoft’s highest Gold Enterprise Resource Planning Competency for Microsoft Dynamics solutions and is a 2014 Microsoft Dynamics Presidents Club Member which comprises the top 5 per cent of Microsoft Dynamics partners worldwide. LINKFRESH serves an International customer base from its offices in Cambridge, UK and California, USA.
In January 2005, the company set up a specialist independent software vendor (ISV) operation. This investment was designed to produce leading edge vertical application packages based on the Microsoft Dynamics platform.
LINKFRESH ERP is a leading packaged business management system for the fresh food sector and a Microsoft Dynamics certified add-on package. The application is developed in the worldwide version of the Microsoft Dynamics platform and is also deployed in Australia, Czech Republic, Portugal, USA, Canada and Sweden.
LINKFRESH has won numerous awards over many years for the innovations incorporated into its solutions coupled with the returns on investment achieved by its clients. The company was named as 2012 Microsoft Dynamics ISV Regional Partner of the Year for the United Kingdom. The company was previously also named as Global Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner of the Year in 2010, won the title of UK Vertical Solution of the Year in 2007, 2008 & 2009 and won the ISV Vertical Market Category at the 2011 IT Europa European IT Excellence Awards.
LINKFRESH customers include:
– G’s Fresh Limited
– Lincolnshire Field Products
– Noble Foods
– Produce World Group
– MMD (Shipping Services) Ltd
– Rustler
– TIO
– Valley Grown Salads Ltd
– Winfresh Ltd
– Moulton Bulb Co.
– L H Gray & Sons (Canada)
– Farmcare Trading Ltd
– The Giumarra Companies (USA)
– Pacific America Fish Company (USA)
– Wholesum Harvest (USA)
– Grandma Singletons
– Q V Foods
– Hilton Foods Ireland
– Vestey Foods Group
– Minor Weir & Willis
For further information on LINKFRESH, visit www.linkfresh.com or follow us on Twitter @linkfresh.
Source: LINKFRESH
