Pyramid Analytics Appoints Industry Veteran David Brierley as Vice President of Sales in EMEA and APAC

SEATTLE, WA and AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwired - May 13, 2015) - Pyramid Analytics, the next generation business intelligence platform for the enterprise, today announced the appointment of David Brierley as vice president of sales in EMEA and APAC. Throughout Mr. Brierley's career, he has held senior leadership roles with Cognos, BusinessObjects, SAP and Qlik as well as mentoring early stage startups in expanding their sales initiatives across EMEA and APAC. As part of his remit, Mr. Brierley will be executing on Pyramid Analytics' international expansion plans, which will consist of scaling the field sales and partnering organization across EMEA and the APAC region, along with building out the company's partner ecosystem.

"As the BI landscape continues to grow worldwide, and our unique solution builds momentum, we are turning to proven leaders with motivated talent like David to continue our growth and satisfy our hundreds of thousands of users," said Omri Kohl, co-founder and CEO of Pyramid Analytics. "David has a strong track record of building and leading successful sales initiatives and brings a wealth of domain experience to the company. We are excited to have him on the Pyramid Analytics team to further our vision of becoming the next-generation BI platform for the enterprise."

"I was drawn to Pyramid Analytics because I believe we are the only vendor that can offer innovative solutions that not only address today's business governance requirements, but also the demands of the future," said Mr. Brierley. "Pyramid Analytics has what it takes to lead this category and build a successful business, and I'm looking forward to being a part of that growth to give enterprises what they need to make sound business decisions."

Prior to Pyramid Analytics and whilst at Qlik, Mr. Brierley successfully scaled out his field sales organization by X16 and exceeded 600 percent revenue growth throughout his tenure, which resulted in the most successful IPO in 2010. He also sat on the Global Board of Field Strategy and Operations.

In his free time, Mr. Brierley enjoys travelling and spending time with his wife and four children along with trying to play golf. In his own words, I'm a professional golfer trapped inside an amateur's body."

About Pyramid Analytics
Pyramid Analytics makes it easy for organizations to make better, smarter data-driven decisions. The company's BI Office platform combines quick and scalable deployment with the ease of use that customers have come to expect from the best of the new generation of data exploration tools -- all within an enterprise-class data governance framework. Available in both in-company cloud and public cloud versions, BI Office enables rapid integration of new data sources and cross enterprise sharing of business logic for all users -- from analysts to front line managers -- through a simple, intuitive and familiar interface. Pyramid Analytics has operational centers across the U.S., U.K. and EMEA. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital. To learn more, visit PyramidAnalytics.com.