KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Saepio Technologies, the leading provider of simple-to-use yet powerful solutions for managing, distributing and customizing marketing assets, announced that John P. Thomson has joined the company as president and CEO. In his new role, Thomson will oversee all facets of the company's operations on a worldwide basis.
"As the demand for marketing asset management and Web-to-print automation continues to grow, we sought an established sales leader," said Joe Hopkins, chairman of the Saepio board of directors. "John's experience is in building and managing sales teams that drive large revenue increases. We're very pleased to have him take the leadership reins at Saepio."
Thomson brings more than a decade of experience to Saepio, including six years at EMC Corporation, where he successfully managed all aspects of account strategy, from executive relationships to resource management, while exceeding revenue and margin targets. He was a part of the EMC Management Development Program.
Prior to joining EMC, Thomson worked for Cerner Corporation, where he consistently exceeded a multi-million dollar quota while managing the sale of the software company's Decision Support and Expert System products in an 11-state region. He was later asked to assume business development responsibilities for the company in order to penetrate new markets through the sale of data warehousing projects. During his tenure at Cerner, Thomson also held engineering, project management and business analyst positions.
The Saepio platform is a key component in emerging Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM) solutions, which corporations rely on to integrate knowledge management, analysis and business process management.
"Best-of-breed technology and a strong group of people are at the heart of Saepio," Thomson said. "I'm looking forward to rapidly building on the success that the company has already achieved."
Thomson has a Bachelor of Science in business from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kans. and is an active member of the Kansas City not-for-profit community.
About Saepio Technologies, Inc. (www.saepio.com)
As the leading provider of distributed marketing technology, Saepio provides local marketing management; marketing asset management; marketing storefront and marketing collateral customization solutions. Each Saepio product provides greater control of brand integrity at the corporate level. Additionally, Saepio solutions improve speed-to-market of materials, enhance local market involvement and deliver dramatic costs savings.
Saepio solutions are in use at hundreds of leading companies and organizations, including many of the world's most powerful brands. Customers include corporations who use Saepio products to empower local marketers at regional offices, local dealerships and stores to tailor their messages to their specific audience. Advertising agencies and print service providers deploy Saepio solutions to add value to existing services and to create new revenue streams by helping clients improve the way they support and manage the local marketing process.