CHEVY CHASE, Md. & FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JackBe, the leading Real-Time Intelligence solutions provider, today announced it has appointed Rick Pitts, former president and chief executive officer of the North and South American regions for Business Intelligence (BI) software provider QlikTech [NASDAQ:QLIK], as its new chief executive officer. Working closely with a seasoned management team, Pitts will apply his 20+ years of software industry experience to expand JackBe’s Real-Time Intelligence solution to its Fortune 5000 clients, while expanding the company’s partner channel.
“JackBe is a technology thought leader with rule-breaking innovations, like access to live data, that raises the bar for those decision makers who need real-time information and situational analysis in dynamic or volatile operating conditions. I am thrilled to join the company, as I see all of the same disruptive, high-growth possibilities I experienced at QlikTech,” said Rick Pitts. “I look forward to working with the team at JackBe and building upon the impressive momentum they have already achieved.”
JackBe’s Real-Time Intelligence Solution, Presto, recently cited by Forrester Research as a “Unified Next-Generation BI” technology, delivers real-time, actionable information from live, disparate enterprise systems to any business device or destination. Pitts’ extensive management and sales background, combined with his enterprise and mid-market BI expertise, will further elevate JackBe’s position as the only BI vendor bringing Real-Time Intelligence to organizations with critical, time-sensitive information needs.
Pitts comes to JackBe from the North/South America subsidiary of QlikTech, a $180m, industry-leading software company in data analysis and business intelligence, where he grew the company’s revenue over 1000% in a three-and-a-half-year period, firmly establishing QlikTech’s industry presence and visibility in the US, Canadian, & Latin American markets. Prior, Pitts held numerous executive positions including vice president of the Small and Midsize Business (SMB) unit for SAP America, Inc., president and chief executive officer for IXOS Software, Inc., and vice president for SAP’s Complementary Software Program.
“Rick brings a unique collection of industry and business knowledge to JackBe. It is his proven ability to build successful, high-growth technology organizations that will fuel adoption of our Real-Time Intelligence solution,” said Luis Derechin, president and co-founder of JackBe. “His appointment further underscores JackBe’s commitment to become the next-generation real-time BI leader and is a testament to our continuing effort to deliver immediate, self-service real-time intelligence solutions.”
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