COLCHESTER, Vt., Nov. 28, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Systems & Software, Inc. (www.systemsandsoftware.net) today announced the appointment of Jeff Kao as President and CEO. Burt Willey, President and CEO, assumes the responsibilities of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Willey will continue to play an active role with Systems & Software, its customers and the industry.
Prior to Systems & Software, Mr. Kao enjoyed a successful career which started within GE Power Systems in marketing and sales of power systems and services to utilities. He then became the Vice President and General Manager of GE's most successful joint venture, GE Fanuc, and led the CNC and laser businesses. Mr. Kao was later promoted to the role of General Manager of Functional Imaging within GE with P&L responsibilities exceeding $600MM. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for a major software and services business of IDX, which was subsequently acquired by GE. Throughout his career, Mr. Kao has widely leveraged 6 Sigma, significantly improving customer business performance and satisfaction.
"With Systems & Software's strong market acceptance and growth, we are delighted with Jeff's appointment. The Board and I are confident that Jeff's leadership and proven excellence in the enterprise software and service sectors will accelerate innovation and position our customers extremely well for the future," said Mr. Willey.
About Systems & Software, Inc.
Founded in 1973, Systems & Software, Inc. is the top-rated customer information systems and services provider to municipal and investor-owned (IOU) electric, water and gas utilities. With an unrivaled track record of success, the company's web-based enQuesta(tm) software drives advanced business performance including utility billing, revenue management, mobile workforce management and GIS integration, electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP), automated meter reading (AMR) / meter data management (MDM) integration, time-of-use (TOU) billing, asset management / work management integration, customer self-service web portal as well as business intelligence and reporting. enQuesta(tm) is specifically designed for our customers and is proven to increase efficiencies, as well as enhance revenues and resources. For more information about Systems & Software, Inc., enQuesta(tm), systems implementation and systems integration services, please visit www.systemsandsoftware.net
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