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August 18, 2003 | [Business
Wire] Metreo today announced the appointment of
industry veteran Jeff Miller to its advisory board. Metreo continues
to expand its strategic advisory board, which is comprised of respected
business and technology leaders and is focused on defining and driving
the strategic direction of the company. Miller's appointment to
the Metreo advisory board underscores Metreo's commitment to building
its business, stellar execution and long-term success.
"Jeff led Documentum from an early stage enterprise
software start-up to a successful and innovative technology leader
with revenues exceeding $200 million. We look forward to leveraging
his deep knowledge and market strategy expertise in guiding Metreo
to its next stage of growth and success," said Daphne Carmeli,
Metreo chief executive officer and founder. "We welcome Jeff
to our advisory board with great pride."
"Global enterprises are increasingly facing
shrinking profit margins and greater demands to improve their bottom
line," said Jeff Miller, chairman of Documentum. "Metreo's
pricing solutions are gaining traction in the emerging price optimization
space as these enterprises realize dramatic revenue and margin improvements
through smarter pricing. Metreo is well positioned to capitalize
on this important emerging market and I am excited to work with
Metreo through its next stage of growth."
Under Jeff's leadership Documentum became one of
the fastest growing technology companies in the country, with year
2000 revenues of approximately $200 million. As CEO, from 1993 to
July 2001, he was responsible for day-to-day operations in addition
to strategic planning and direction. Now as chairman of the board,
Jeff focuses on strategic planning and leadership development. He
has more than 30 years of high tech experience, having started his
career at Intel and holding senior marketing and general management
executive positions at Cadence Design Systems and Adaptec. Jeff
holds a Masters of Business Administration and degrees in Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Santa Clara.
In addition to Jeff Miller, Metreo's advisory board
includes:
- Larry Bohn: Venture Partner, General Catalyst Partners; Former chairman, CEO, & president of NetGenesis.
- Kevin G. Coleman: Former Chief Strategist Netscape division of AOL iPlanet
- Tim Guleri: General Partner, Sierra Ventures; Former CEO Octane Software
- Steve J. Savignano: CEO Ketera Technologies
- Ben T. Smith: CEO Spoke Software; former Vice President, A.T. Kearney-Silicon Valley
- Christos H. Papadimitriou: C. Lester Hogan Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley
- Hector Garcia-Molina, Ph.D.: Chairman, Department of Computer Science, Stanford University
About Metreo's Solution
Metreo is the first company to offer an integrated price planning
and execution solution to manufacturers, distributors, and service
providers. With Metreo's solution, a company can set segmented
price targets that optimize margin based on critical business
drivers. It can then execute those prices across all channels,
maintaining margin targets throughout the negotiation process.
About Metreo
Metreo Inc. is a leading provider of price optimization software.
Through Metreo's Integrated Pricing Solution, global corporations
are achieving significant profit improvement through better pricing
decisions and disciplined price execution. Metreo is the only company
to offer an integrated pricing application suite that ties price
execution, analysis and planning. Metreo's solutions provide optimal
prices that maximize business objectives in every segment, create
an evaluation & decision framework for guided negotiation, and
then adapt company pricing to changing business opportunities and
customer buying behavior. Metreo's customers include industry leaders
such as DHL Worldwide Express, Eaton Corporation, General Electric,
and Honeywell. Metreo is located in Palo Alto, Calif. More information
can be found at www.metreo.com.
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