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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Systems & Software,
Inc. Announces New Chief Executive Officer
Former GE Executive
Joins Top-Rated Customer Information Systems (CIS) Provider
COLCHESTER, VT, November 28, 2006 - Systems &
Software, Inc. ( www.systemsandsoftware.net) today announced the
appointment of Jeff Kao as President and CEO. Burt Willey, President
and CEO, assumes the responsibilities of Chairman of the Board of
Directors. Mr. Willey will continue to play an active role with
Systems & Software, its customers and the industry.
Prior to Systems & Software, Mr. Kao enjoyed a successful career
which started within GE Power Systems in marketing and sales of
power systems and services to utilities. He then became the Vice
President and General Manager of GE's most successful joint venture,
GE Fanuc, and led the CNC and laser businesses. Mr. Kao was later
promoted to the role of General Manager of Functional Imaging within
GE with P&L responsibilities exceeding $600MM. Most recently,
he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for a major
software and services business of IDX, which was subsequently acquired
by GE. Throughout his career, Mr. Kao has widely leveraged 6 Sigma,
significantly improving customer business performance and satisfaction.
"With Systems & Software's strong market acceptance and
growth, we are delighted with Jeff's appointment. The Board and
I are confident that Jeff's leadership and proven excellence in
the enterprise software and service sectors will accelerate innovation
and position our customers extremely well for the future,"
said Mr. Willey.
About Systems & Software, Inc.
Founded in 1973, Systems & Software, Inc. is the top-rated
customer information systems and services provider to municipal
and investor-owned (IOU) electric, water and gas utilities. With
an unrivalled track record of success, the company's web-based enQuesta™
software drives advanced business performance including utility
billing, revenue management, mobile workforce management and GIS
integration, electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP), automated
meter reading (AMR) / meter data management (MDM) integration, time-of-use
(TOU) billing, asset management / work management integration, customer
self-service web portal as well as business intelligence and reporting.
enQuesta™ is specifically designed for our customers and is
proven to increase efficiencies, as well as enhance revenues and
resources. For more information about Systems & Software, Inc.,
enQuesta™, systems implementation and systems integration
services, visit www.systemsandsoftware.net.
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