ECi Software Solutions announced that Laryssa Alexander has been appointed president of its Office Equipment Division. Alexander is currently the president of OMD Corporation and La Crosse Management Systems, Inc. and now expands her responsibilities as she takes over as president of Digital Gateway, Inc., replacing Jim Phillips, who departed earlier this month.
Alexander will be responsible for overseeing development of the division’s software and services for the office equipment, point of sale, banking and related industries. ECi’s office equipment division markets the e-automate, OMD and La Crosse software solutions to these industries through its various operating subsidiaries. “Laryssa is an industry veteran with a deep knowledge of the office equipment marketplace and the expertise to help enhance our products and services for our customers,” said Trevor Gruenewald, chief operating officer of ECi.
“Our portfolio of industry-specific software and services combined with Laryssa’s experience and expertise will help us in our goal to provide our office equipment dealers with the technology to keep them competitive and growing. We are really excited to have Laryssa assume leadership of the Office Equipment Division.”“I am excited for the opportunity to leverage the resources, skills and vast experience our broader team brings to the division,” said Alexander. “I will be focused on driving efficiencies in all aspects of our business while ensuring we provide growth opportunities for our customers in this rapidly changing industry.”
Alexander brings more than 16 years of experience in office equipment software and has an impressive background leveraging industry relationships to develop solutions for the equipment industry. Prior to ECi’s acquisition of OMD Corporation, she held various leadership roles within OMD that provided her with valuable insight to the entire software process including sales, implementation, training and customer relations. She became President of OMD in January 2008 and assumed a similar role at La Crosse in November 2008.