Host Analytics Expands Corporate Performance Management Team With Appointment of CPM Veteran David Brierley

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 31, 2012) - Host Analytics, the leader in cloud-based corporate performance management (CPM) solutions, today announced that it has appointed David Brierley as its managing director for the UK. Brierley joins Host Analytics from QlikTech, and brings more than 10 years of experience in the business intelligence, finance management and enterprise software markets to the company.

As part of his remit, Brierley will be executing on Host Analytics' international expansion strategy, which consists of building out the local sales, support and consulting team, along with driving its partner strategy in EMEA. These partners will be able to offer Host Analytics' cloud-based CPM solutions and provide their customers with access to a complete suite of solutions for managing financial operations, reporting and planning.

Jon Kondo, CEO at Host Analytics, commented, "We have been expanding our UK operations and David will play a major role in our local operations. He brings with him a wealth of experience around how companies can improve their financial management, consolidation and reporting. Coupled with our innovative approach to delivering the tools that financial directors and managers require through the cloud, we expect to continue our growth in the UK and beyond."

Brierley said, "I am pleased to join Host Analytics at this exciting time in its development. The company has seen stellar growth in the US and due to existing customer demand is now looking forward to opening up operations in the UK and beyond. The ability to deliver CPM through the cloud is an innovative approach, and it is well-suited to the EMEA market."

Prior to joining Host Analytics, Brierley was Regional Vice President for International Markets at QlikTech, a leading business intelligence software vendor where he was responsible for developing the company's business in Italy, MEA and APJ regions. During his time at the company, he also sat on the Global Operations Board. Before working at QlikTech, Brierley held management roles at the likes of SAP, Business Objects and Cognos.

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About Host Analytics

Host Analytics is the #1 cloud corporate performance management company, providing the only complete suite for finance. We help organizations make better operational and financial decisions by streamlining and automating their consolidations, planning and reporting processes.

Over the span of a decade, we've gone from pioneer to leader with our deep product functionality, world-class team and broad partner ecosystem. Thanks to the cloud, our customers enjoy low costs, low risk and fast results that gives them an edge and helps Finance gain greater influence in setting business strategy and operational priorities. Host Analytics is:

• 1st cloud corporate performance management solution;
• 1st to deliver external data integration;
• 1st to deliver a business analytics application built for finance in the cloud.

Host Analytics serves midsize to large customer organizations, including AT&T, Groupon, Crocs, Thule, Otis Spunkmeyer, Schumacher and Red Roof Inn.

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