Joseph Young Named President of Plumbline Solutions
Findlay, Ohio – June 8, 2006 - Joseph Young has been named
president of Plumbline Solutions, Inc. In this role, Young will have overall
responsibility for working with Plumbline’s senior leaders to ensure the
mission, values and goals of Plumbline are met. Young and his team will be
responsible for ensuring the on-going success of Plumbline Solutions as a
leading provider of software engineering and support services for Microsoft®
Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS)
Channel Partners.
In a related announcement, former Plumbline President Eric Kurjan has been named
president and owner of the Six Disciplines Leadership Center of Northwest Ohio.
Kurjan will continue to be involved with Plumbline, by joining their Board of
Directors.
Prior to becoming President, Young served as the Chief Operating Officer of
Plumbline Solutions, Inc. In this role, Joe had overall responsibility for
working with the Group Leaders to ensure efficient operations and profitability
goals are met. In addition, Joe was also responsible for Solomon Technical
Support, providing technical support assistance to MBS Partners and Customers in
United States, Canada. Prior to Plumbline, Young was Business Manager for the
Services Team in Microsoft Business Solutions. In this role, Joe was responsible
for analyzing and reporting on the business and working with the General Manager
of MBS services on execution of strategy. Additionally, Joe held the role of
General Manager of the Microsoft Business Solution UK Human Resource and Payroll
Group, responsible for leading the daily operations of the group, which included
sales, marketing, development, support, training, and consulting. Joe has also
held the roles of Director of Operations, North America Services; Senior Vice
President, Solomon Services; Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer of Solomon; and Solomon Corporate Controller.
Prior to joining Solomon Software in 1997, Young was a Senior Manager in the
audit department for Ernst & Young, LLP, where he oversaw the planning and
completion of audits and other attestation services. Young is a Certified Public
Accountant, Inactive, in the State of Ohio and is a member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of CPAs. He earned a
Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree from the University of Toledo.
Plumbline Solutions has been operational since August 2004. For more information
about Plumbline Solutions, visit their web site at www.PlumblineSolutions.com ,
call 419. 421-0270 or email JYoung@PlumblineSolutions.com.
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About Plumbline Solutions
Plumbline Solutions is a full-service software consulting firm providing design,
development, application support, and consulting expertise on software products,
tools, technologies, and platforms. Plumbline Solutions is based in Findlay,
Ohio and has 75+ employees, a majority of whom previously worked for Microsoft
Corporation.
Further information, contact Joe Young, jyoung@plumblinesolutions.com, 419
421-0270, x121.
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