Apttus Announces George Kadifa as Chairman of the Board

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Apttus, the global Middle Office leader, today announced the appointment of George Kadifa as Chairman of the Board.  Mr. Kadifa has been on the Board of Directors of Apttus since 2016 and has three decades of operating experience in the technology sector. 

Kirk Krappe, co-founder of Apttus, will be leaving the company effective July 2.  Apttus has also announced the creation of the Office of the CEO to lead the company, comprised of: Kent Perkocha, co-founder and Chief Customer Officer; Neehar Giri, co-founder, President and Chief Solutions Officer; and Raj Verma, Chief Operating Officer.

The search for the company's next CEO has commenced under the direction of the Board of Directors.  The company will continue to execute on its previously announced strategic initiatives.

"Apttus has shown industry-leading momentum and growth for the last several years, demonstrating world-class execution on its vision of the Middle Office Platform for the world," said Kadifa.  "The Board and I are extremely excited about the future of Apttus.  Kent, Neehar and Raj have demonstrated exceptional leadership during their tenure at Apttus, and we look forward to working with them as we execute on the next chapter of Apttus' growth."

Mr. Kadifa was Executive Vice President at HP, reporting to the CEO and a member of its Executive Committee. He was responsible for leading growth initiatives and alliance programs with key partners, service providers and the largest customers. He previously served as Executive Vice President of HP Software. He led HP's $4-billion software business that includes IT/Cloud Operations Management, Application Delivery Management, Enterprise Security, and HP Big Data.  He has held various leadership positions at technology and management consulting companies such as IBM, Corio Corporation (founder), Oracle, Booz-Allen & Hamilton and Xerox.

About Apttus 

Apttus is the Silicon Valley-based global provider of Apttus Omni, the Intelligent Middle Office platform that allows enterprises to automate and optimize their most critical revenue and commercial relationship management processes. Apttus is powered by the most advanced technologies from Salesforce, Microsoft and IBM. Analysts rank Apttus as the global gold standard for Quote-to-Cash (QTC) and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions. Apttus' innovations include Max, the company's Applied Artificial Intelligence that enables enterprises to achieve superior business outcomes. Apttus partners with a world-class ecosystem. Apttus customers include hundreds of the world's mid-sized organizations and the who's who of the Global 1000.

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