iRely, a business management software firm for commodities, petroleum distribution, convenience stores, and grain operations, has announced the appointment of Marcel Kistler as iRely’s senior partner, process transformation. Kistler will lead iRely’s process transformation team from Switzerland.
Kistler has over 30 years of experience in soft commodities, from origination and trading to purchasing, transportation, production, sales, finance, and accounting. He has decades of experience in the coffee, cotton, and grain industries. Prior to joining iRely, Kistler was a business analyst and application specialist at Volcafe Ltd, a coffee trading company.
Kistler has built and implemented ERP and CTRM systems in South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, the United States, and Africa.
“Marcel’s wide range of experience across both commodities and regions is a huge asset for iRely and our customers,” said George Olney, president of iRely. “He brings extensive experience from the entire commodity value chain and has worked and lived in every continent that grows or produces commodities. His intimate knowledge of South America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe will ensure our software is localized to meet the needs of our global customers.”
“I am thrilled to join iRely as it expands its global footprint,” said Kistler. “iRely’s CTRM provides a true commodity management platform that adds value across the entire value chain, and I look forward to helping our clients transform their business processes to reduce risk and become more efficient and responsive. I am especially excited to work with our growing customer base in South America, where I lived and worked for many years.”
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