Plex Systems' CEO, Jason Blessing, discusses the future of ERP and SaaS.

Plex Systems, the fast-growing provider of cloud-based ERP for manufacturing, hires Jason Blessing, a former Oracle executive, as its new CEO.

Yesterday, SaaS ERP pioneer Plex Systems announced the appointment of Oracle executive Jason Blessing as its new CEO. The move comes on the heels of the company's $30 million investment from Accel Partners. The choice of Blessing, Oracle's senior VP of application development, as the leader of Troy, Mich.-based Plex perhaps signals a tighter focus on SaaS-based automation and innovation.

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