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INFORMATICA NAMES SENIOR SAP EXECUTIVE TO LEAD WORLDWIDE FIELD OPERATIONS
Kyle Bowker, former SVP at SAP, to oversee worldwide sales and professional services for Informatica
PALO ALTO, Calif., August 16, 2001 — Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the leading provider of enterprise analytic software, today announced that former SAP executive Kyle Bowker has joined Informatica as executive vice president, worldwide field operations. Mr. Bowker reports to Diaz Nesamoney, Informatica president and COO, and is a member of the company’s executive management team.
Mr. Bowker, 41, previously served as senior vice president and general manager for SAP America’s Manufacturing Sector, the largest of SAP’s four industry sectors. The Manufacturing Sector provides solutions for both discrete and process manufacturing industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, engineering and construction, high technology, chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and mill products in the U.S. Previously, he served as senior vice president and general manager of SAP America’s Process Sector.
In his new role at Informatica, Mr. Bowker is responsible for worldwide field operations, including all distribution channels as well as strategic business planning, alliances and channels, sales, professional services, training and customer development. Mr. Bowker oversees a global team of nearly 500 field salespeople, alliance professionals and consultants. He is also responsible for driving the continued development of Informatica’s ecosystem of more than 300 strategic, technology and OEM partners.
“Given his experience in managing a large field operation at one of the most successful enterprise applications companies, Kyle brings a valuable set of knowledge and skills to Informatica,” said Mr. Nesamoney. “His blend of market development, sales management and operations experience is perfectly matched to our vision and growth strategy for enterprise analytics.”
Mr. Bowker succeeds Clive Harrison, an Informatica executive since 1995. Mr. Harrison established and grew Informatica’s sales, professional services and training presence worldwide. Mr. Harrison will transition to an advisory role to Informatica’s management team, remaining as a consultant through the end of the year.
“Working at Informatica to help establish its analytic solutions as the definitive industry standard with more than 1,300 customers around the world has been a tremendous experience,” said Mr. Harrison. “I am very pleased to pass the baton to someone of Kyle’s caliber who will take Informatica’s success story to the next level by further broadening adoption of its leading data integration software and analytic applications.”
Mr. Bowker served SAP America for eight years in several general management, partner support and solution engineering positions. Previously, he served as a technology and management consultant with a number of organizations, including Oracle Corp., Dun & Bradstreet Software and Management Science, America.
He graduated magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Mr. Bowker was also awarded a master of business administration from the University of Texas.
About Informatica Corporation
Informatica provides enterprise analytic software that enables decision makers to transform business insight into competitive advantage. Informatica provides the industry's only integrated set of analytic products, including a powerful data integration platform, a suite of cross value chain analytic applications, and real-time delivery of personalized analytics via web, wireless and voice. More than 1,300 customers, including sixty percent of the Fortune 100, rely on Informatica software to integrate, analyze and deliver critical information to managers, executives and other decision-makers to optimize business performance. The company's list of global customers includes 3Com, AMD, American Airlines, BMW, Borders Group, Chevron, Cisco, CNET, Deutsche Bank, eBay, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, MetLife, Motorola, Philips, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sprint and UBS. For more information, call +1-800-970-1179, or visit the Informatica Web site at http://www.informatica.com/.
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