SCHAUMBERG, Illinois, December 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Manthan Systems, the leading provider of Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics solutions for the retail and consumer goods industries is pleased to announce that as part of its rapid expansion into the US, it has appointed Christine Girodroux as Vice President Customer Service. In this role Christine will be responsible for ensuring total success of our customers as they evaluate and deploy ARC, a unique new product for Retail BI.

"I am very pleased to welcome Christine to our team," said Peter Charness, Manthan's President Americas. "Christine adds great strength to our organization with extensive background in retail planning and analytics, best practices for implementations, and product management."

"Manthan's ARC products offer an incredible breadth of capabilities to retailers," noted Girodroux. "There really is no equal in the market today. I look forward to helping our customers gain the extensive benefits that are available through their investment in this market leading business solution."

Christine was most recently Vice President of Analytics for IRI, and previously served at JDA Software as Product Director for the market leading Arthur and Intactix Products.

About Manthan Systems

Manthan Systems produces cutting edge analytic solutions for global retail and CPG organizations. Manthan's breakthrough solutions, under the brand name ARC, transform the way retailers use analytics driven decision making for strategic advantage. The ARC product portfolio spans the entire spectrum of retail decision making with role-based, pre-built applications, and includes products for merchandising analytics, financial analytics, customer analytics, supplier portal & analytics, mall analytics and enterprise retail BI. These award winning products provide a significant edge to an organization's analytical capability and maturity, and are proven to deliver unmatched business benefits in a remarkably short timeframe. Manthan's experience spans a wide range of retail segments and formats, having transformed decision making for some of the biggest names in retail across the globe. For more information, visit http://www.manthansystems.com

Media contacts: Name: Peter Charness Tel: USA: +1-800-746-9370 Email: media.contact@manthansystems.com

SOURCE: Manthan Systems

CONTACT: Media contacts: Name: Peter Charness, Tel: USA: +1-800-746-9370,Email: media.contact@manthansystems.com