Press Release
Daptiv Brings Kevin Hickey on Board as Chairman of the Board of Directors
Experienced Software CEO to Help Manage Daptiv through Next Stage of GrowthSeattle, WA — July 23, 2009 — Daptiv, the on-demand leader in collaborative business software, today announced that Kevin Hickey has joined its board of directors as chairman. With the resignation of former CEO Jeff Pancottine, Hickey is leading the search for a CEO who will manage Daptiv through its next stage of growth, capitalizing on the company’s assets and market momentum.
Hickey most recently served as CEO of NetPro, prior to its acquisition by Quest Software, and will apply his significant experience as a software executive to the selection of a new CEO. Before NetPro, Hickey was the president and CEO of Apriva, Inc. and Homebid.com and led both companies to acquisition. In addition, Mr. Hickey spent six years as the president and COO at Viasoft, Inc., where he assisted in its successful sale. Hickey started his high-tech career at IBM, where he spent 12 years in a range of sales and executive roles.
"Daptiv’s current market opportunity is tremendous, especially as more companies come to realize the significant cost and time benefits of SaaS," said Kevin Hickey, chairman of the board of directors for Daptiv. "I’m excited to be joining a profitable, growing company coming off a strong quarter."
Yesterday Daptiv also announced its Q2 2009 business momentum, including the addition of 30+ customers, strong international growth and an expanded product line-up with Daptiv Scrum.
About Daptiv Inc.
Founded in 1997, Daptiv is the on-demand leader in collaborative business software that enables companies of all sizes to transform their mid-office business operations. Based in Seattle, Washington, Daptiv has already transformed the mid-office for more than 700 customers and 100,000 individuals at companies such as Amgen, Assurant, BASF, BP, Chase Paymentech, FiServ, Harvard University, Honeywell, La Poste and Virgin Blue.
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