Greenvale, NY, January 15, 2016 – Sam Kliger, CEO and Founder of KWI, is pleased to announce the expansion of the KWI development, sales, marketing, and finance teams.
Given the continued growth of KWI’s portfolio of offerings and expanding client base, Sam Kliger, CEO announces the addition of several new members to the KWI team.
Jason Mueller joins KWI as the VP of Software Development and is responsible for establishing a strategic groundwork for KWI’s future software innovations. Jason has spent the last 20 years leading engineering and quality assurance teams at both small and large companies and is a strong proponent of iterative development and data driven transparency. Most recently he was a Director at Microsoft where he spent 10 years helping to incubate and manage new solutions that became part of Office 365. Jason holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Polytechnic University and an M.B.A. from Hofstra University. For KWI, Jason will lead the design, development and delivery of innovative cloud-based enterprise solutions to meet evolving business, market and customer needs.
Chris Jannuzzi, Director of Business Development, welcomes Stephanie Itzkowitz as KWI Customer Relationship Manager. Stephanie will be dedicated to building relationships and working with clients on strategic initiatives. Stephanie’s demonstrated success in sales and channel management at Booker Software will bring an added dimension to the KWI team. Stephanie holds a B.A. in Hospitality Management and an A.A. degree in Display and Event Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Cathy Kawalek joins the KWI team in the newly created role of Director of Marketing. Cathy’s 20 years of experience in technology at IBM and in retail and apparel marketing at Levi’s and JCPenney will provide added insight as she ensures increased communications and engagements. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Tulane University, an M.A. in Art History from UC Santa Barbara and an M.L.S. in Information Studies from UC Berkeley.
KWI’s new CFO, Michael Lazard, who was promoted to this role in September, will be focused on streamlining our process and procedures. Michael’s substantial experience with technical and CPA firms in addition to his CPA certification and B.S. degree from St. John’s University delivers added benefits to KWI business operations.
“With this solid extension of our development, sales, marketing, and finance teams, KWI looks forward to great innovations and a new level in customer support in 2016 and beyond. Please join us at NRF in January and welcome our new team members who prove our belief that people are the difference.”
Sam Kliger, CEO
KWI, located in Greenvale, NY, offers a complete, customizable portfolio of Cloud-based enterprise solutions for specialty retailers. Pandora, Brighton Collectibles, Theory, David Yurman and Aerosoles are some of the many customers who look to KWI for technology innovation and leadership in POS, CRM, Merchandising and Loss Prevention. Created by Sam Kliger in 1985, KWI remains a privately held company committed to delighting our customers and providing game-changing technology to drive their success. Many of our original staff has been with us from day one, contributing to an extraordinary depth of knowledge and demonstrating our most important belief: People are the difference.
If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Cathy Kawalek at 516 621 2400 ext. 324 or email at ckawalek@kwi.com.