Attivio Sets Stage for Aggressive Growth with Strategic Executive Leadership Appointments

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Enterprise Search Technology Leader Names Stephen Baker Chief Executive Officer

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Dec 04, 2014, 11:45 ET

NEWTON, Mass., Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Attivio, the software company reinventing enterprise search and Big Data discovery, today announced strategic executive leadership appointments to drive the company's business strategy and aggressive next stage of growth. New leadership roles include the appointment of Stephen Baker as Chief Executive Officer, Will Johnson as Chief Technology Officer and Peter Lee as Chairman of the Board.

Stephen Baker will assume day-to-day management responsibilities as Attivio CEO and will be focused on driving the company's business strategy and overall performance. Baker most recently served as Attivio's Chief Operating Officer. Ali Riaz, Attivio's founder and previous CEO, will maintain an active role as founder, advising on key issues and supporting strategic customer and partner relationships.

"Stephen is the ideal choice to direct the next phase of Attivio's development," said Riaz. "Stephen brings a fresh energy, proven track record and the required focus to catapult Attivio into a dominant player in enterprise search and Big Data discovery."

Prior to joining Attivio, Baker was President and Chief Revenue Officer of RAMP, a SaaS-based Online Video Platform located in Boston. During his seven years at RAMP, Baker led the sales, account management and client operations teams to profitability.

Before RAMP, Baker worked at FAST Search & Transfer as Product Manager and VP of Business Development for the AllTheWeb Business unit, which was sold to Overture/Yahoo! in 2003. Following the acquisition, Baker served as VP/General Manager eBusiness for FAST's enterprise software business, which achieved explosive revenue growth leading up to its acquisition by Microsoft.

"Ali Riaz built Attivio from the ground up," said Baker. "He created a company that changed the way organizations do business through radically different access to insight. I'm excited to lead Attivio through our next stage of rapid growth and cement our position as the dominant leader in the enterprise search and Big Data discovery markets."

Under Riaz's leadership, Attivio innovated and delivered an award-winning technology that changed the way businesses access every type of information. The company achieved 100 percent referenceability from Fortune 100 clients, created a partner network of the most respected and innovative technologies in enterprise search and Big Data, received $42 million in growth funding, and was described by Fast Company magazine as, "One of the most vital uses of Big Data we've ever seen."

Attivio co-founder Will Johnson has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer and will execute Attivio's technology vision. Former CTO and co-founder Sid Probstein will continue to serve as technology advisor.

In addition to core leadership changes, Peter Lee has joined the Attivio Board as Chairman. Lee is co-founder of Mister Wolf & Associates, a consulting firm assisting entrepreneurs in realizing transformational productivity in sales, R&D and talent management. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, Lee served as Executive Vice President of TIBCO Software where he was responsible for TIBCO's Big Data/Analytics, Cloud Computing, Customer Experience Management, B2B and Security Information & Event Management product groups. Former Attivio Chairman Per-Olof Soderberg will continue to serve as a contributing member of the Board.

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About Attivio

Attivio is the leading enterprise search and Big Data discovery platform that gives leaders the power to take action with confidence by making information meaningful, accessible and actionable in ways that used to be impossible. Attivio's agile, enterprise-grade platform seamlessly integrates with existing environments, and provides immediate visibility into all information and robust enrichment capabilities to enable users across the organization to act with certainty, improve productivity and achieve global impact.

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