Naini Mandala Joins Spark Analytics as VP of Business Development and Customer Success
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, (PRWEB) October 26, 2015 -- Spark Analytics, a leading provider of cloud-based predictive analytic solutions for retail and hospitality providers, has named retail analytics strategist Naini Mandala to the position of VP of Business Development and Customer Success. Mandala brings a strong background and expertise in analytics and strategic decision support to the position.
Mandala is responsible for Spark Analytics customer-facing functions including sales, professional services and technical support.
Prior to joining Spark Analytics, Mandala was Vice President, eCommerce Analytics & Co-Head Customer Analytics product for Manthan Analytics. He has also held high-level IT positions with major companies like Safeway, Dell, and Kohl’s Department Store (Director, IT & Business Analytics), where he drove cross organizational collaboration to establish a more data-driven-retail enterprise by infusing analytics into Kohl's day-to-day decision making.
According to Spark Analytics President Ken Claflin, Mandala brings exceptional technical and retail expertise to the table—expertise that will be extremely beneficial to the company’s rebranding efforts.
“Naini is just the professional we need to ensure our customers in retail and food service are able to leverage Spark Analytics’ solution to protect their profits and meet their business objectives,” Claflin says. “We have world-class customers like Compass, Red Robin, Mapco, Pet Supplies Plus, Supervalu, Albertons and others, and we feel absolutely confident that they are in excellent hands with Naini.”
Mandala earned an MSE degree in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University, and an MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
The addition of Mandala to Spark Analytics’ growing team reflects the company’s focus on bringing in highly qualified experts to its cutting edge solution enhancement initiatives. Claflin says that with retailers and restaurateurs alike embracing new analytic trends and technology. Spark Analytics plays a critical role in helping run their businesses more effectively by providing the data analysis and insights on how to use data to improve profits.
For more information, visit the Spark Analytics website, email [email protected], or call 1-800-477-8729.
About Spark Analytics:
Founded in 1989, Spark Analytics provides cloud-based POS analytics for more than12,000 retail, restaurant and hospitality businesses worldwide.
Spark Analytics’ industry-leading business intelligence tools help owners and managers gain visibility into their operations and help improve employee behavior by delivering recommendations to the field. Users improve their operations, reduce shrink and increase margins quickly and efficiently with an easy-to-use dashboard.
Spark Analytics’ cloud-based, user-friendly software solution can be fully implemented in just a matter of weeks. Using one simple dashboard, Spark Analytics analyzes POS data to provide valuable insight into a store or restaurant’s operations. Business owners and managers can quickly identify operational patterns and take action to quickly garner results.
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Heather MacNeil, Spark Analytics, http://www.sparkanalytics.com, +1 800-477-8729, [email protected]
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