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OFFICE: SLI: SLI Appoints Neil Thomas Chief Revenue Officer
SLI Systems Appoints Neil Thomas Chief Revenue Officer and President of North
America
Software as a Service (SaaS) industry veteran to spearhead next wave of
growth
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - 11 November, 2014 - SLI Systems (SLI.NZ) today
announced the appointment of Neil Thomas as its new Chief Revenue Officer and
President of North America. In this role Thomas will play a key part in
increasing adoption of the company's world-leading e-commerce solutions by
online retailers and business-to-business websites.
In appointing a Chief Revenue Officer and creating the role of President of
North America, SLI is making an ongoing investment in executive capability in
what is both its largest market and is also the largest e-commerce market in
the world.
Thomas joins SLI from the Palo Alto-based Adaptive Insights, a global leader
in cloud-based business analytics. He has a near twenty-year track record for
establishing, developing and continuously improving highly successful global
sales teams.
SLI CEO Shaun Ryan said: "Neil brings the expertise and experience necessary
to accelerate SLI's growth, and we are delighted to welcome him to the team.
SLI's strong recent growth points to the significant opportunity ahead of us.
We have an unmatched ability to drive our customers' e-commerce sales by
connecting people with the products they are most likely to buy."
Thomas said: "SLI's innovative products and high-performance service culture
offer e-commerce retailers worldwide a clear value proposition. The company
can show, with real-world examples, how it can drive a significant uplift in
sales through improvements in site search, navigation and recommendations,
and also deliver valuable traffic and website analytics."
As Adaptive Insights Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Thomas founded
the company's sales team and drove its customer base from launch to thousands
of enterprises in over 85 countries and clear leadership as the cloud leader
in corporate performance management and business intelligence. Prior to that
he enjoyed success in senior sales roles at the internet-based enterprise
business planning software provider Adaytum. Before this he was at the market
leading business intelligence software firm Cognos, which is now part of IBM.
Thomas will lead SLI's global sales effort from the company's U.S. office in
San Jose commencing December 1.
About SLI Systems SLI Systems (SLI.NZ) enables the world's leading e-commerce
retailers to accelerate sales by connecting shoppers with the products
they're most likely to buy. With offerings that include site search,
navigation, merchandising, mobile, product recommendations and user-generated
SEO, SLI is the most chosen cloud-based site search provider to U.S. Internet
Retailer Top 1,000 retailers. The company's patented technology continuously
learns from the actions of visitors to deliver the most relevant results
possible. Whether via PC, tablet or phone, a site powered by SLI delivers the
kind of satisfying search experience that increases conversion rates, secures
brand loyalty and results in higher order values. SLI operates on five
continents. For more information, visit www.sli-systems.com.
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Media Contacts:
Richard Inder
Merlin Consulting
+64 21 645 643
[email protected]
Eileen Elam
SLI Systems
1-408-459-6248
[email protected]
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