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SAGE NAMES BIZ CENTER GLOBAL VP
- Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Sage has named Peter Biber as global VP of customer experience for its developing Customer Business Centers. Biber, based in Orange County, Calif., has been with Sage since December 2013. His prior job at Sage was as VP of customer experience operations, which he held for a year. From July through October, he was interim VP of the CBC in Atlanta (Lawrenceville, Ga.) In his LinkedIn profile, Biber noted "I will be responsible for growth of the CBCs.
INTUIT RE CEO PAY: GREAT JOB; ... BUT…
- Wednesday, 02 December 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Intuit's executives received hefty hikes in compensation for the year ended July 30. The exception was CEO Brad Smith, who saw his pay fall to slightly more than $16 million for the most recently ended year, a decline of 3.2 percent from $16.5 million for fiscal 2014. However, Smith's total for 2015 was still sharply higher from the $12.5 million he earned for fiscal 2013. Otherwise, the heads of the software company's two divisions and its CFO received double-digit increases, largely as the result of stock awards.
EDGEWATER REVIEWING OPTIONS
- Tuesday, 01 December 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by PMG Admin
In the face of a hostile takeover bid, Edgewater Technology has authorized the review of choices that could enhance shareholder value. The decision by the board of directors of the Dynamics reseller comes as the company's management faces a hostile takeover attempt by Lone Star Value Investors and Ameri Holdings, which have submitted a bid of $8.50 per share for all of Edgewater's shares. The Edgewater board has unanimously rejected the offer.
SAGE'S LABAHN TURNS UP AT XERO
- Wednesday, 25 November 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
The latest game in mid-market software could be "Where are the Sage execs?" And in the latest move, Doug LaBahn has surfaced at Xero as VP of product and partner marketing. LaBahn listed the new job on his LinkedIn page, although he has not added to the Background section. Sage had just announced LaBahn's immediate departure as global VP of marketing for Sage Live last week.
UXC AGREES TO CSC BUYOUT
- Tuesday, 24 November 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by PMG Admin
Australia-based UXC has agreed to a buyout offer from Computer Sciences Corp. That translates to about 90 cents per share. In Australian dollars, that is $1.22 per share plus a 2-cent-per share interim dividend for the half year ending December 31. The companies did not do the math but there were about 330 million shares outstanding when UXC's year ended on June 30 so that puts the deal around $297 million. The total of $1.24 per share is down from the initial $1.26-per-share offer.
ZAP HIRES ARMSTRONG AS SALES VP
- Friday, 20 November 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by PMG Admin
In the continuing chain of Sage employment and alumni news, Donna Armstrong last month became Global VP Sales for Zap Business Intelligence. Armstrong, who had worked at Sage since 2010, was VP of sales for X3 North America for three years until leaving month. Interesting that when I clicked on the name "Zap" in Armstrong's LinkedIn profile, it brought up an ad for a senior sales position in the United States and says that person could work from a home office and that there were four applicants.
FORMER SAGE CTO PALSULE JOINS EPICOR
- Friday, 20 November 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by PMG Admin
Himanshu Palsule, who served as chief technology officer of Sage North America until last month, is now head of global delivery ERP financials for Epicor Software. The new title popped up on his LinkedIn page as effective this month. He had served as CTO and head of strategy since July 2012 and had worked at Sage since 1997.
SAGE VP DOUG LABAHN GONE
- Friday, 20 November 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by PMG Admin
Doug Labahn, global VP of marketing for Sage Live, has left Sage North America. There have been so many changes in executive jobs at the software manufacturer in the last few months there must be a new budget line item for printing business cards. Labahn took over that job in February after working with Sage since 2012. The company said he was leaving immediately and had been replaced by Jennifer Warawa.
NO NEWSLETTER NEXT WEEK
- Friday, 20 November 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by PMG Admin
There will be no newsletter mailed on Friday, November 27. Items will continue to be posted to www.bobscottsinsights.com as dictated by events. In the meantime, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. And remember not to drop your unthawed turkey into a deep fryer filled with oil. But if you do, send us the pictures.
RANDOM THOUGHTS: SIEGFRIED & ROY
- Friday, 20 November 2015
- News and Analysis
- Written by PMG Admin
Authorities have concluded they have found the perfect punishment for executives involved in the recent scandal at Volkswagen. They will be forced to write 10,000 times, "I will not lie about emissions." ... After reading all the LinkedIn tag lines such as "Dynamic Creative Executive", I've decided mine will be "Success through Pure Dumb Luck." ... I'm tired of announcements constantly someone who is excited to launch a product. I'm waiting for a company willing to say, "This is a dull boring product, but it's going to save you a ton of money.
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