E-Malt.com News article: USA: FEMSA brews up future leaders using learning management from SumTotal

SumTotal® Systems, Inc., a global provider of talent and learning management solutions, announced that FEMSA, the leading beverage company in Latin America, has deployed the SumTotal TotalLMSTM solution to manage learning in its operating units in Mexico and South America, according to Business Wire, January 14.

FEMSA will use TotalLMS as part of a company-wide talent management initiative to standardize HR processes in its operating units including FEMSA Cerveza, one of the most innovative brewers and an important beer exporter to the United States with well known brands like Tecate, Dos Equis and Sol; Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest bottler of Coca-Cola outside of the US, and OXXO, the largest and fastest growing convenience store chain in Mexico with over 5,200 stores.

With close to 100,000 employees world wide, FEMSA develops future leaders from within its own ranks and needed a robust and scalable solution to ensure that employees in all countries and operating units receive training which is aligned with their personal development plans.

“SumTotal provides us with a very flexible platform which allows us to standardize learning throughout a global organization while still accommodating the specific needs of our different business units and recognizing that there are different requirements in Mexico than in Venezuela or Brasil,” said Luis Enrique Flores, FEMSA Manager of HR Projects. “With SumTotal, we will be able to consolidate data and processes into a single system that will reduce operating costs and allow management to have better visibility regarding how well our people at all levels are prepared.”

The solution was implemented by SumTotal’s Mexico partner SistemasCBT. “We are very pleased to have FEMSA join the large community of SumTotal users in Mexico,” said Valentin Gonzalez, managing director of SistemasCBT. “The FEMSA implementation was a large one that included integration with their HRIS system, configuring multiple domains, and deploying various types of content in a blended environment. We look forward to FEMSA’s active participation in our local user group where clients have the opportunity to share best practices.”

“In order to grow and expand business opportunities, organizations need to develop talent from within,” said Jack Kramer, vice president and general manager, International Sales, Marketing and Services. “SumTotal’s solution can help companies develop future leaders and prepare the workforce for new challenges, while developing talent across the organization.”

About FEMSA

FEMSA is the leading beverage company in Latin America. It controls an integrated beverage platform that comprises Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the region; FEMSA Cerveza, one of the leading brewers in Mexico and important beer exporter to the United States; and Oxxo, the largest and fastest growing convenience store chain in Mexico with over 5,200 stores.

About Sistemas CBT

Sistemas CBT, a Cepra Group company, implements world class technology using its experienced professional services team to create the most robust, open and expandable Human Resource management solutions in the industry. In alliance with global e-learning and collaboration enterprise companies, Sistemas CBT is a leader in the Mexican market, offering complete solutions to distribute and administer knowledge, training, collaboration, performance and talent in highly reliable forms, whether via intranet, Internet or hosted environments (ASP).

About SumTotal Systems

SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT) is a global provider of talent and learning management solutions. SumTotal deploys mission-critical solutions designed to align goals, develop skills, assess performance, plan for succession and set compensation. SumTotal’s solutions aim to accelerate performance and profits for more than 1,500 companies and governments of all sizes, including six of the world’s 10 biggest pharmaceutical makers, six of the 10 largest automotive companies in the world, four of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, three of the world’s top five airlines, five of the six largest U.S. commercial banks and two of the world’s top five specialty retailers. Mountain View, Calif.-based SumTotal has offices across Asia, Australia, Europe and North America.

SumTotal, the SumTotal logo and TotalLMS are registered trademarks or trademarks of SumTotal Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.


18 January, 2008