Jim Plas Joins CDS Global As Chief Product Officer
CDS Global, the leader in end-to-end business process outsourcing, today announced that Jim Plas has joined the company as chief product officer. With responsibility for global product strategy and execution, Plas will manage the critical functions of developing new products and services, enhancing existing product offerings and ensuring CDS Global's solutions meet the needs of the diverse clients and industries the company serves.
"The breadth and depth of outsourcing experience and capabilities at CDS Global is tremendous," said Plas. "I'm thrilled at the opportunity to help steer the company's strategic direction and ensure we continue to develop groundbreaking products that address current client needs and anticipate needs that aren't yet a blip on the radar screen."
Plas brings 15 years of experience and leadership in product management, marketing, sales, business development and customer data management to his role at CDS Global. He most recently served as vice president of marketing for Xplore Technologies, a leader in rugged computer tablets. For six years prior, he held executive roles at Acxiom, a $1.1 billion data services company, serving as vice president of customer data integration and vice president of product management and marketing. Additionally, Plas worked as the director of product management for global enterprise solutions at Dell and as a principal consultant at Data General (now EMC Corporation) and Microsoft.
"Jim's mix of entrepreneurial and large-company experience will be of great value to CDS Global as we continue to expand and refine the solutions we offer," said Debra Janssen, chief operating officer, CDS Global. "Additionally, his wealth of data management experience at the enterprise level is significant as we explore opportunities for our existing data products, as well as those we have in development. CDS Global is responsible for managing the data of 150 million consumers for our clients, and Jim's expertise will help us build and position our products to solve many of the data-related issues our clients and prospects are facing."
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About CDS Global
CDS Global is the leading provider of end-to-end business process outsourcing, managing 200 million consumers for more than 1,000 brands across the media, nonprofit and consumer products industries.
With more than 45 years of expertise and 15 locations worldwide, CDS Global powers elite operations with data-driven solutions. These solutions connect organizations with their customers, subscribers and donors by creating meaningful and seamless interactions. The company heavily invests in technology and is backed by nearly 130 years of stability and vision from Hearst.
From order management and payment processing to customer service and business intelligence, CDS Global simplifies operations to make businesses more efficient and cost-effective. This allows organizations to focus on what is most important to them: their businesses, their missions and their success.