MCA Solutions Names Bob Bryant Chief Operating Officer

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MCA Solutions, the leader in service parts planning and optimization, today expanded its executive team by promoting Bob Bryant to chief operating officer.

Bob has more than 20 years of industry experience and as MCA’s new COO, he leads the management of functional and technical consulting, customer support, strategic consulting, education and pre-sales. He is responsible for maintaining MCA’s record of successful on-time delivery and complete customer satisfaction, and provides functional guidance for operations in EMEA.

“Since joining MCA Solutions in early 2003 as the Boeing project manager, Bob has been instrumental in our company’s growth and development,” said Bob Salvucci, president and CEO of MCA Solutions. “We‘re excited to have Bob join our executive team, and look forward to a very successful year ahead.”

Prior to joining MCA Solutions, Bob held multiple director positions at i2 Technologies, overseeing supplier relationship management, logistics and transportation. Before joining i2, he was the product manager for MARCAM Solution’s Protean ERP product. Bob spent 14 years as a program manager at Raytheon, where he captured and managed more than $50M in technology contracts.

“This is a very exciting opportunity, and I’m looking forward to playing an even stronger role in the company’s growth, development and success in the coming years,” said Mr. Bryant.

About MCA Solutions

MCA Solutions, and its Service Planning Optimization suite of solutions, helps companies in industries ranging from aerospace and defense and semiconductors to industrial and medical equipment, set new standards for asset utilization and customer support. SPO is a Web-based suite of advanced inventory planning, forecasting and execution solutions that give companies the ability to manage and monitor inventory levels of mission-critical materials. It meets the demanding requirement of the service parts planning process, reduces operating costs and provides global, real-time visibility throughout the extended service supply chain. The first commercial software to optimize assets in a multi-echelon service supply chain network, it supports collaborative planning, forecasting and execution processes by linking with a company’s enterprise and customer relationship management systems.

MCA Solutions, Service Planning and Optimization Suite and SPO are trademarks of MCA Solutions, Inc.

Contacts

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Tim Andreae, 617-232-1799
Tim.Andreae@mcasolutions.com
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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise takes a stake in US Aerospace

The mergers and acquisitions market in the field of maintenance outsourced providers stepped up a notch this week with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) announcing a $1.9 billion acquisition of engine maintenance firm Standard Aero and aviation maintenance company Landmark Aviation.

The integration of these companies within their Middle Eastern operations under DAE Engineering will further develop the company’s capacity to deliver services for commercial engines such as the the General Electric CF34, the Rolls-Royce AE3007 and Model 250, and Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW100 and PT6 as well as a range of propellers and auxiliary equipment.

The purchase shows the growing interest in asset maintenance companies by large investors such as the state backed DAE, and is part of the increasing trend towards further consolidation within the industry. This is particularly true of the burgeoning aerospace industry within the Middle East as providers scramble for position to provide the services the industry will be requiring.

As the prize continues to increase and more companies lean towards outsourced maintenance providers, we are expecting to see even further consolidation in the area of services and technologies as companies try to cash in on the need for reliability in process, infrastructure, aviation and utility industries particularly.

However it also shows another uncomfortable side to the acquisitions feast. The Middle East has made a lot of progress but it is still a long way from what commentators would call a fair and open marketplace. Nepotism, national associations (often family assets of the local royalty), and the “mens club” tend to determine who will walk away with what part of the pie, rather than the best value for money.

This means that companies backed by state funding and entrenched discriminatory practices will be able to stride through the worlds markets taking advantage of open markets and lax ownership laws within the developed world.

Interesting times for investors looking for the next take over target. The recently rebuffed offer by Transfield Services for GRD in Australia, the recent takeover of Maximo by IBM, the private purchase of Aladon by Ivara are all signs of that the market is heating up as even small and mid size firms strive to be a part of the bigger picture.