Selectica (NASDAQ:SLTC), a leading provider of enterprise contract
lifecycle management and sales configuration solutions, today announced
Todd A. Spartz has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective
September 14, 2009. Spartz brings more than 15 years’ experience in
finance and accounting to Selectica.
Most recently, Spartz served as Chief Financial Officer at Nomis
Solutions, a provider of pricing and profitability management solutions
for financial services companies. Prior to that, Spartz was Vice
President and Corporate Controller at Openwave Systems. He has also held
senior management positions at Metareward, Oblix, and Extreme Networks.
"I am delighted to welcome Todd to the Selectica team,” said Selectica
Chairperson Brenda Zawatski. "His financial expertise, proven
operational experience and leadership abilities will be of tremendous
value to Selectica in executing our strategy and helping achieve our
long-term goals. I look forward to working closely with Todd.”
"I’m thrilled to be joining the Selectica team at such an exciting time
for the company,” said Spartz. "I was especially attracted by the
high-quality, proven sales configuration and contract lifecycle
management solutions, the impressive list of customers, and the
tremendous long-term growth potential.”
Richard Heaps, the Company's current Chief Financial Officer and General
Counsel, will continue to work with the Company to assist with a smooth
transfer of his responsibilities to Spartz.
"On behalf of Selectica, I am deeply grateful to Richard for his
valuable contributions to the company over the past year,” added
Zawatski. "He has played a key role in reducing Selectica’s cost
structure, developing and implementing our strategic plan, assisting the
Board in evaluating strategic alternatives, managing Selectica’s
litigation with Trilogy and enhancing Selectica’s corporate governance
and financial policies and practices. We wish him continued success in
his future endeavors.”
About Selectica, Inc.
Selectica (NASDAQ:SLTC) provides Global 2000 companies with solutions
that automate complex contract management and sales configuration
processes. Selectica's enterprise solutions streamline critical business
functions including sales, procurement, and corporate governance, and
enable companies to eliminate risk, increase revenue, and cut costs.
Selectica customers represent leaders in manufacturing, technology,
retail, healthcare, and telecommunications, including Bell Canada,
Cisco, Covad Communications, Fujitsu, Hitachi, International Paper,
ManTech, Levi Strauss & Co., Qwest Communications, and Rockwell
Automation. For more information, visit www.selectica.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release and elsewhere by Selectica are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities
laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
information includes, without limitation, business outlook, assessment
of market conditions, anticipated financial and operating results,
strategies, future plans, contingencies and contemplated transactions of
the Company. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause or contribute to actual
results of Company operations, or the performance or achievements of the
Company or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed,
or implied by the forward-looking statements. In addition to any such
risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed elsewhere herein,
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause or contribute to
actual results differing materially from those expressed or implied for
the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the
on-going global recession; fluctuations in demand for Selectica's
products and services; government policies and regulations, including,
but not limited to those affecting the Company's industry; and risks
related to the Company's past stock granting policies and related
restatement of financial statements. Selectica undertakes no obligation
to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional risk factors
concerning the Company can be found in the Company's most recent Form
10-K, and other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.