Vendavo Appoints Software Development Executive as Chief Technology Officer

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwired - August 09, 2016) - Vendavo, a leading provider of margin and profit optimization solutions, today announced the appointment of enterprise software development and cloud computing veteran, David Edwards, as chief technology officer.

"David's extensive and accomplished track record of architectural pivots and technology stack modernization will facilitate Vendavo's goal to effectively build new value-generating solutions for our customers," said Bruno Slosse, president and CEO of Vendavo. "We are thrilled to add David's experience to our team as we continue to leverage new advanced technologies to provide B2B Global 2000 companies with the best solutions in the Opportunity to Order space."

Edwards has more than 25 years of experience in software development, application architecture, cloud computing and distributed systems. Prior to joining Vendavo, Edwards spent 25 years at Cerner, a global healthcare information technology company, where he led the company through several paradigm shifts in technology, architecture and engineering process. At Cerner, Edwards held the prestigious Engineering Fellow designation in recognition of his numerous distinguished technical contributions, including development of distributed middleware and semantic search systems. Most recently, he was responsible for strategy and development of cloud identity services and big data infrastructure. In addition, Edwards has served as technical advisor to early stage startups on matters related to software development, software architecture and product strategy.

"Vendavo's portfolio of solutions utilize advanced technologies and data architectures that allow customers to turn immense amounts of data into actionable business insights," added Edwards. "The commitment to customer success here means the company is primed for the next step of making the technological process of profit optimization as streamlined as possible. I am excited to join Vendavo at this time as we build innovative solutions that are increasingly agile and successful."

About Vendavo

Vendavo harnesses the power of Big Data to generate actionable insights that enable businesses to sell more profitably. Our margin and profit optimization solutions help global customers make better data-driven decisions for pricing and sales effectiveness. Using cutting-edge analytics and deep industry expertise, Vendavo boasts the largest number of implementations for B2B enterprises in the industry, having helped more than 300 company divisions dramatically increase revenue, improve profit margins and maximize shareholder value. Located across the globe, Vendavo is the solution of choice for Global 2000 companies in industries such as chemicals, industrial manufacturing, high-tech, and distribution. Learn more at http://www.vendavo.com.

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