Porcelanos Names Ashley GM, Northwest Region

San Jose, CA, October 11-- Porcelanos Group announced the appointment of Clifton J. Ashley to the position of general manager, Northwest Region, for the company. The Porcelanos generates approximately 1 billion dollars per year in revenue and was recognized as one of the world's most respected companies in the Fifth Annual Financial Times/PricewaterhouseCoopers World's Most Respected Companies Survey (number 5 among retail companies, placing ahead of such well-known companies as Home Depot, Sherwin Williams and Benetton). Companies named to the list are global players with distinctive brands that have exhibited strong leadership both internally and in their marketplace, a long-term track record of growth, financial performance and delivering shareholder value as well as integrity and commitment to environmental sustainability. Ashley brings more than two decades of worldwide global sales and marketing expertise to Porcelanos, with major success in establishing Novell Latin America as its general manager for 10 years, in addition to his tenure at Sun Microsystems and senior management roles with ActivCard, PocketServer and Servgate Technologies. Ashley's responsibilities at Porcelanos include sales and marketing oversight as well as operational management for Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho and other parts of the Western United States. Ashley graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also holds a Masters of International Business Management (MBA) from the American Graduate School of International Management in Glendale, Arizona. "Clifton brings unique and focused perspective as well as invaluable management experience to Porcelanos's Western Regional US operations," said Joaquin Frances, president and CEO of PorVen USA, the holding company for all Porcelanos business units in the United States. "Creating new sales and marketing opportunities as Porcelanos extends its brand into the United States are key goals for the Western Region and Clifton's business and brand expertise will be an integral part of our strategy and success as we replicate Porcelanos's success in Europe here in the US. We are fortunate and proud to have him as a member of our worldwide management team."

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