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Blue Pumpkin Software Names Nilesh Shah CFO
SUNNYVALE, CA - August 14, 2000 - Blue Pumpkin Software, Inc., a leading provider of workforce management solutions, announced today that Nilesh Shah has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Blue Pumpkin, Shah was a partner at KPMG, one of the largest professional services firms in the world, where he held increasingly responsible positions over his 17-year career.As a senior member of KPMG's management team, Shah provided financial and strategic planning and tax advice to dozens of high tech clients. He possesses extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and business alliances. He was also responsible for leading the firm's knowledge management group, which developed applications impacting more than 5,000 professionals. He holds an MBA and a BS from St. John University, New York and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.
"We are very excited about having Nilesh join the company," said Doron Aspitz, Blue Pumpkin CEO. "His extensive experience in strategy, finance, operations, mergers and acquisitions and his finely honed management skills make him a terrific addition to our executive management team."
"I look forward to being a part of such a fast-growing dynamic company," said Shah. "What attracted me to Blue Pumpkin in addition to its product line is its impressive customer list, the company's unique vision, its key strategic partners and its potential for explosive growth over the next few years."
Blue Pumpkin PrimeTimeTM Blue Pumpkin PrimeTimeTM products are robust workforce management software packages designed to optimize the forecasting and scheduling of agents in customer contact centers by ensuring the appropriate people with the right skill sets are available to interact with customers across a variety of channels, including phone, email and Internet chat. Recently awarded a HotPick 2000 Award by Call Center News Service and Product of the Year and Editor's Choice honors from Call Center, Call Center Solutions and CTI magazines, the PrimeTime family of products provide powerful "what-if" analyses to predict how call volume and staffing changes will affect customer contact center operations. With PrimeTime, customer contact centers reduce overstaffing costs and increase revenues by capturing previously lost sales.
About Blue Pumpkin Software, Inc.
Blue Pumpkin Software is a market-leading provider of workforce management solutions for multimedia customer contact centers. Blue Pumpkin develops, markets, and supports the award-winning PrimeTime suite of products designed to help companies guarantee superior customer service across a variety of contact media, including phone and email. Blue Pumpkin provides the tools necessary to efficiently schedule and manage contact center personnel, ensuring that the right person with the right skills handles customer interactions.
Blue Pumpkin Software is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices around the world. Global leaders in the financial services, e-commerce, telecommunications, and retail goods & services industries depend on Blue Pumpkin solutions. Current customers include ADP, eToys, Airborne Express, Apple Computer, AT&T, Verio, KitchenAid, Drugstore.com, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and PeopleSoft. For more information about Blue Pumpkin and its products, please visit the Blue Pumpkin web site at www.blue-pumpkin.com or call 877.257.6756.
Editorial Contact:
renee maler
blue pumpkin software
925 968 9495
rmaler@blue-pumpkin.com
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