Interwoven Names Jeff Kissling Senior Vice President of Engineering

Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:05pm EDT
 
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Kissling Joins Interwoven to Accelerate Next Phase of Innovation

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interwoven, Inc.
(Nasdaq: IWOV), a global leader in content management solutions, today
announced that Jeff Kissling has been appointed senior vice president of
engineering. In this position, Kissling will lead all aspects of Interwoven's
engineering and development efforts globally and will report to Joe Cowan,
Interwoven's chief executive officer.
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    Kissling brings nearly 30 years of experience in leading engineering teams
in the development of enterprise-class technologies. Most recently, Kissling
served as senior vice president of technology transition for JDA Software
Group, Inc. Kissling came to JDA as a result of the company's 2006 acquisition
of Manugistics Group, Inc., where he was chief technology officer and was
responsible for the entire lifecycle of Manugistics' products and services.
Prior to Manugistics, Kissling was the chief technology officer at both BAAN
(now a unit of SSA Global Technologies, Inc.) and Invensys Manufacturing and
Process Systems. Kissling has also held a range of executive management
positions, including chief executive officer of Soft Systems Engineering and
senior vice president of research and development at Wonderware Corp.
    "Interwoven has a rich heritage of innovation, and I am delighted to have
Jeff join the team to accelerate the delivery of solutions our customers have
come to count on from Interwoven," said Joe Cowan, CEO at Interwoven. "This is
an exciting time for Interwoven and our customers, as new technologies emerge
that are redefining how organizations leverage content to gain competitive
advantage. I have had the opportunity to work with Jeff at many points in our
respective careers, and his creativity, passion, and focus make him the ideal
individual to lead Interwoven and our customers into this new era of
transformation."
    "Interwoven is a company with tremendous momentum, a leadership position
in its respective markets, and a compelling vision for how content can be
leveraged to drive growth and transformation," said Jeff Kissling. "The
enthusiasm and commitment at Interwoven is very clear -- everyone I've met at
the company is passionate about the opportunity at hand. I look forward to
joining this great team to stoke the fire to deliver even greater innovation
that supports our mission of helping customers unlock the value of their
content."
    Interwoven also announced today that David Nelson-Gal will assume a new
role designed to drive Interwoven's review and assessment of emerging Web
technologies. As Senior Vice President of Emerging Technologies, David will
continue to report directly to Joe Cowan and will focus on evaluating
technologies to accelerate Interwoven's delivery of solutions to maximize
online business performance. "This is an important part of our business and,
with David's leadership, we are positioning ourselves to extend our offerings
that help companies create engaging and profitable experiences via the Web,"
said Joe Cowan.
    About Interwoven
    Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ: IWOV) is a global leader in content management
solutions. Interwoven's software and services enable organizations to maximize
online business performance and organize, find, and govern business content.
Interwoven solutions unlock the value of content by delivering the right
content to the right person in the right context at the right time. Nearly
4,400 of the world's leading companies, professional services firms, and
governments have chosen Interwoven, including adidas, Airbus, Amnesty
International USA, Avaya, BT, Cisco, Citi, Delta Air Lines, DLA Piper, FedEx,
Grant Thornton, Hilton Hotels, HKMP LLP, Hong Kong Trade and Development
Council, HSBC, LexisNexis, MasterCard, Microsoft, Samsung, Shell, Sky Italia,
Qantas Airways, Tesco, Virgin Mobile, and White & Case. A community of over
20,000 developers and over 300 partners enrich and extend Interwoven's
offerings. To learn more about Interwoven, please visit
http://www.interwoven.com.
SOURCE  Interwoven, Inc.

Miriam Blackwell of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, +1-512-527-7029,
miriamb@waggeneredstrom.com, for Interwoven, Inc.

 

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