[October 06, 2008] Callidus Software Names Jimmy Duan Senior Vice President of Mid-Market Business Tweet (Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN JOSE, CA, October 6 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced the appointment of Dr. Jimmy Duan as the company's senior vice president of mid-market business. With more than 15 years of experience holding senior management positions in strategic consulting, client services and product management, Dr. Duan joins Callidus Software to spearhead the company's go-to-market strategy and direction in the mid-market segment. "Jimmy is an eminent authority on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and SPM," said Leslie Stretch, president and CEO at Callidus Software. "He possesses a tremendous amount of experience and skills in consulting and customer services, on-demand operations and SPM solutions. His interactions with hundreds of customers in the SPM space make him one of the top industry experts. SPM solutions offer substantial financial value to companies of all sizes. There are tens of thousands of companies in the mid-market segment, which represents a great opportunity for Callidus Software. We are pleased to have Jimmy on board to lead our efforts in this important market." Previously, Dr. Duan served as vice president of products and professional services at Xactly, where he was responsible for defining solutions and services strategies and managing services delivery to its customers. Previously, Dr. Duan served as vice president of strategic services at Callidus Software, where he played a leading role in defining the strategies for services growth and end-to-end customer satisfaction. Prior to Callidus Software, Dr. Duan held professional services management positions at Quovera and Talus Solutions, which has since been acquired by Manugistics Group. Earlier in his career, Dr. Duan served as a management consultant for a number of multi-national companies and governmental agencies in the U.S. and Asia Pacific. Duan holds a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering from Virginia Tech. "Callidus Software is the SPM market leader. It provides a comprehensive suite of SPM solutions to leading companies across a broad range of industries, including telecommunications, financial services, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing," said Dr. Duan, senior vice president of mid-market business at Callidus Software. "More recently Callidus Software has made rapid progress with its on-demand solutions. The company has successfully executed on strategic partnerships with SAP and Salesforce.com and has delivered its leading SPM solutions to more than 63,000 subscribers through the SaaS model. I am thrilled to join Callidus Software at this exciting time and am looking forward to increasing its momentum and to significantly expanding its footprint in the mid-market." About Callidus Software? Callidus Software (www.callidussoftware.com) (NASDAQ: CALD) is the market and technology leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM). Performance-based compensation is one of the largest investments for all companies. Callidus' customers gain a competitive advantage by maximizing the return on this strategic asset. Our award-winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications set the standard for pervasive performance management across the enterprise. Over 1.9 million employees and channel partners have their performance managed by Callidus Software. ? 1998-2008 Callidus Software Inc. All rights reserved. Callidus Software, the Callidus Software logo, Callidus TrueAnalytics, TrueComp, TrueComp Grid, TrueComp Manager, TrueConnection, TrueFoundation, TrueInformation, TruePerformance, TruePerformance Index, TruePerformance Indicator, TrueMBO, TrueAllocation, TrueProducer, TrueQuota, TrueReferral, TrueResolution, TrueTarget and TrueService+ are trademarks, servicemarks, or registered trademarks of Callidus Software Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brand, service or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or owners. Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine Press Contact: Jock Breitwieser Callidus Software Inc. (408) [email protected] Copyright ? 2008 Marketwire [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]