ClickSoftware Promotes Hannan Carmeli to Chief Operating Officer
22 Março 2006 - 10:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
ClickSoftware Technologies, Ltd. (NasdaqSC: CKSW), a leading
provider of workforce and service optimization solutions, today
announced that it is promoting Hannan Carmeli to Chief Operating
Officer (COO) of the company. In this role, Carmeli will oversee
ClickSoftware's Sales, Marketing and Business Development, as well
as Professional Services and Products and Solutions Development.
Carmeli was formerly Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales
and Professional Services. "I am pleased to announce Hannan's well
deserved promotion to COO, and I have full confidence in his
ability to deliver excellent results," said Dr. Moshe BenBassat,
Chairman and CEO of ClickSoftware. "We recently completed a six
month project to develop the new strategy of the company for the
upcoming years. This appointment, along with several others, will
further strengthen our ability to execute on this strategy and
respond quickly to the growing demand for our service chain
optimization products all over the world." Carmeli has over 20
years experience in the software industry. For the previous nine
years he has held several executive positions in ClickSoftware;
including VP for Professional Services, and Executive VP for Field
Operations. His expertise and experience in managing and executing
high-level sales plans, as well as implementing large, mission
critical solutions, will be a unique asset in his role as a COO.
"My highest priority is to focus the organization around our
customers and markets," said Carmeli. "Listening to our customers
and the market is what will take us to new heights. I know the
company well and strongly believe that we have the talented
personnel and world class solutions that will enable us to execute
on our strategy. I have the highest respect for our customers,
business partners, employees and products and feel confident these
will serve us well towards growth and success." In addition to
Carmeli's promotion, ClickSoftware announced the following
organizational changes: - David Schapiro, Executive VP for Products
and Markets has decided to establish a venture specializing in
strategic marketing and management of high tech product offerings.
Over the past twelve years, Schapiro has been instrumental in
shaping the product development and marketing strategies of
ClickSoftware. He has been coordinating the timing of this venture
with the company for a while, and his departure will take place in
several months to ensure a smooth transition. "We are fortunate to
have had somebody of David's caliber within the company for so many
years. David contributed significantly in many roles, and we hope
to be able to use his talent in the future," said BenBassat. - Zvi
Piritz, VP Sales Europe and Asia Pacific, has been promoted to
Senior VP Sales World-Wide. Prior to this appointment, Piritz
proved himself to be a superb sales manager in the Pacific Region,
Asia and Europe. His knowledge of the organization and track record
will contribute to driving sales best practices across the entire
organization. "Our impressive list of recent wins in North America,
Europe, Asia Pacific, India and China further solidify our
leadership position. With the new strategy and appointments we
expect to be more agile and accelerate the growth of the company,"
said BenBassat. About ClickSoftware ClickSoftware is the leading
provider of workforce and service optimization solutions that
maximize workforce productivity and customer satisfaction while
minimizing operations costs. ClickSoftware's ServiceOptimization
Suite provides an integrated, intelligent solution for automatic,
efficient, and effective decisions over the entire service
decision-making chain. It includes reliable customer demand and
workload forecasting, strategic and tactical capacity planning,
optimized shift planning, daily service scheduling, troubleshooting
and repair support, wireless workforce management, and business
analytics, connecting all organizational levels and functions. The
company is headquartered in Burlington, Mass. and Israel, with
offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more
information about ClickSoftware, please call +1-(781)-272-5903 or
(888)-438-3308, or visit http://www.clicksoftware.com/. Contacts:
Liz Avery ClickSoftware, Inc. +1-781-272-5903 x2273 DATASOURCE:
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