Selectica Names Enterprise Software Veteran as Vice President and General Manager Michael Shaw to Head Sales Configuration Business Unit
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Selectica Mr. Shaw comes to Selectica with over 25 years experience in the enterprise software industry. His most recent position within the software industry was serving as Vice President, Sales-Strategic Accounts for Trilogy Software, Inc. In this position he was responsible for sales strategy and execution at approximately 40 top-tier accounts including IBM, Sun, Ford, Land's End, Nissan, and HP. Prior to Trilogy, from 1997 through 2001, he held various senior sales management positions within Siebel Systems, Inc. Mr. Shaw has also held senior sales and general management positions with J.D. Edwards & Company, Inc., Computron Software, Inc., and Oracle Corporation. He began his software sales and sales management career at Management Sciences America (MSA) in 1980. Mr. Shaw has an MBA degree from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Denison University. About Selectica, Inc. Selectica Forward Looking Statements The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding Selectica's and its customers' expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future and expectations regarding performance improvements or increases in sales attributable to Selectica's existing and new products. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Selectica as of the date hereof, and Selectica assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, (i) market and customer acceptance of new products of Selectica, including the on-demand contract management and sales execution products and the applications developed with business partners, (ii) the success of the ongoing restructuring of Selectica's operations; (iii) potential regulatory inquiries and litigation relating to the review of past stock granting practices and the related restatement of the Company's financial statements and (iv) other factors and risks discussed in Selectica's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and in other reports filed by Selectica with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Contact: Tony Rossi, Financial Relations Board for Selectica 213-486-6545, CONTACT: Tony Rossi of Financial Relations Board, 1-213-486-6545, Web site: http://www.selectica.com/
