Metals Industry Veteran Joins AXIS

Peter Weymouth Brings Extensive Experience in Software Solutions for Metals Producers, Processors, and Service Centers

AXIS announces that Peter Weymouth has joined AXIS as Product Manager for Production Systems. Weymouth brings over 17 years of experience helping steel companies world-wide improve productivity and business performance through the use of information technology. Weymouth will be responsible for directing requirements definition, design, and development of future AXIS software solutions related to production planning, scheduling, and tracking within the AXIOM® Enterprise Resource Management System.

"With his extensive experience in software solutions for the steel industry, we know Peter will provide strong added leadership as AXIS continues to grow,"; stated Ed Verock, AXIS CEO and President. "We are especially happy to have him join our team in a role that will help us continue to expand AXIOM to meet the evolving needs of the industry.";

"AXIS is becoming the recognized leader in ERP solutions for the metals industry – an industry where a lot of companies will be upgrading their enterprise systems over the next few years,"; added Weymouth. "I'm excited about being part of that growth, and about being in a position to help provide the kind of solutions that will make metals producers, processors, and service centers substantially more productive and agile than they have been in the past.";

Peter Weymouth brings to AXIS over 17 years of experience in the information systems and metals industries. As a founding member of Steelman Software, he helped transition a custom ERP system into a commercial package, and acted as Professional Services Director supporting both sales and implementation projects. Prior to Steelman, he was project manager at Computer Methods International Corporation (CMiC) where the software that later became the Steelman product was originally developed for a steel company client. Before that he was internal consultant for logistics and automation at Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (AHMSA – Mexico's largest steel company at the time). Prior to that, he was a project manager and consultant with Hoogovens Technical Services, TOA Inc., and Ernst & Young Canada where he worked with a number of leading steel companies in North and South America, and Europe. Weymouth has authored or co-authored many papers and articles on production scheduling for metals industry associations such as SISA, AISE, and others. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Computer Science from Ryerson University in Toronto.

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