Fredhopper Hires Coremetrics Veteran As VP Sales & Alliances EMEA

Published 12th March 2008

Fredhopper (www.fredhopper.com), the leading provider of e-commerce search and merchandising solutions, has appointed Frank Lombos as Vice President Sales & Alliances for EMEA...

In recent years Fredhopper has emerged as the preferred search and merchandising solution for online business in Europe. Its products are employed behind the scenes at many of the largest online sellers, including B&Q, OTTO, Philips Electronics, Quelle, Reed Business, ScrewFix, Thomas Cook, Waitrose and Woolworths.

As companies worldwide are embracing On-site Search and Merchandising solutions to improve online business performance, Fredhopper has started an aggressive global expansion programme to meet the increasing demand for its products.

Lombos joins Fredhopper after three years at Coremetrics, where he served as Vice President Sales EMEA. In that role, he founded the European businesses and built it from scratch into a very successful business that is trusted by many of the largest online brands in Europe.

"Frank has just about the most relevant industry experience for Fredhopper, especially since we need to scale our operations and scale them globally," said Fredhopper CEO Joris Beckers. "And we also share the same passion for online business."

"European companies need to take control of the online channel to increase profitability and e-business success," said Lombos. "Fredhopper combines the best technology, partners and client services to help our clients rise above the rest. I'm looking forward to working with the Fredhopper team to accelerate the adoption of 'Searchandising' in Europe and help our clients successfully meet their online objectives of increasing revenues, optimising marketing and enhancing site design for better customer experience."