Spescom Software Appoints Alan Kiraly to Board as CEO
Jan 16, 2007 08:01:20 (ET)
SAN DIEGO, CA, Jan 16, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Spescom Software, Inc. (SPCO, Trade ), a leading provider of enterprise information management solutions for meeting compliance requirements, today announces the appointment of Alan Kiraly to the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kiraly has served as interim Chief Executive Office since August 2006. Prior to that appointment Mr. Kiraly served as the company's Vice President of Product Development.
"The company has made great progress over the past 6 months under Alan's interim leadership. We are confident with Alan's capability to lead the company and optimistic about the potential for the company going forward," said Michael Silverman, Chairman of Spescom Software. "We are firmly behind the strategy Alan and his team are pursuing and look forward to continued improvement this fiscal year and next."
"Continued market acceptance of the company's eB product line in highly regulated industries to meet compliance requirements is a strong statement about the breadth and depth of our offering," said Alan Kiraly, CEO of Spescom Software. "As we enter into this calendar year, we will: a) renew our focus on marketing to establish a strong brand presence in our target markets, b) leverage our strong relationship with Microsoft and c) expand our sales capability to take advantage of new market opportunities. This is truly a special time for Spescom and I am excited to have the opportunity to take the company forward."
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Kiraly was the Chief Executive Officer of Lascom Solutions Inc., the United States subsidiary of Lascom, SA, a French software developer. Before Lascom, Mr. Kiraly held a variety of management positions in product marketing, development and project services at various companies in the software industry including Motiva Software, SDRC, and Spectragraphics. Mr. Kiraly earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1983, and Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton in 1986.
About Spescom eB
eB comprises an extensive set of software components that together form the foundation for an extremely flexible and powerful information management platform. eB's components include: content/document management; requirements management; records management; item management; change management; configuration management and workflow. eB(R) is a registered trademark of Spescom Software, Inc.
About Spescom Software, Inc.
Spescom Software (SPCO, Trade ) delivers enterprise information management solutions that provide rapid access to accurate information in context to assets, products and processes, resulting in improved customer satisfaction, productivity and safety.
Key customers include Constellation Energy, Continental Express, AmerenUE, Cities of Las Vegas and Dayton, Lloyds Register of Shipping, Entergy, Northeast Utilities, Network Rail, and many others.
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release include forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties, including such factors, among others, as market acceptance, market demand, pricing, changing regulatory environment, the effect of the company's accounting policies, potential seasonality and other risk factors detailed in the Company's SEC filings.
COMPANY CONTACT:
Alan Kiraly
CEO
John Low
CFO
(858) 625-3000
