Sapias™ Names Stuart Bagshaw President
and Chief Executive Officer
Leading Mobile Resource Management Company Taps
Seasoned Technology Executive
SAN FRANCISCO , March 29,
2005 – Sapias, Inc., a leading provider
of enterprise-class mobile resource management solutions, today named
Stuart Bagshaw as its president and chief executive officer. Mr.
Bagshaw, an energetic and experienced leader in the technology industry,
has more than thirty years of industry expertise and has been instrumental
in implementing high-growth strategies at several technology companies
throughout his career including Knowmadic, Covigo, ILOG, Gemplus,
Xerox, Sequent Computer Systems, and Apple Computers. Mr. Bagshaw
also sits on the board of Sapias, Inc. The search was conducted
by Taylor Winfield, Inc.
“Stuart Bagshaw brings terrific credentials and years of experience
in technology leadership to Sapias," said Mitchell Kertzman, a partner
at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and a Sapias director and investor. “Stuart's
expertise in building and enhancing relationships with large customers
and building strong teams will be extremely valuable as we seek to
increase the adoption of Sapias' product portfolio. We are confident
that he has the experience, leadership, and customer-focused skills
to lead Sapias to even greater success.”
Sapias delivers advanced web-enabled solutions for managing enterprise
fleets helping customers improve productivity, security, operating
efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Its patented technologies transform
real-time, location-based data into customized business intelligence
that can be easily integrated into existing mission-critical systems.
The company today has an impressive roster of enterprise clients, as
well as best-of-breed technology partners.
“In a short period of time, Sapias has established a strong customer
base and compelling product portfolio that is unmatched in intelligent
asset management,” said Stuart Bagshaw. “I'm excited about leading
a company that, from early on, focused on the fundamentals and has
consistently delivered a compelling ROI and a level of service that
very few companies can demonstrate. I look forward to working closely
with our employees, customers, partners and shareholders and driving
the future direction of this company.”
Mr. Bagshaw is a seasoned technology executive with strong operational
and financial skills who has demonstrated a tremendous track record
of success through his leadership and understanding of strategic market
issues. Most recently he was CEO of Knowmadic, Inc., a software company
focused on providing data integration and aggregation capabilities
to electrical utility companies. Prior to joining Knowmadic, Stuart
was an active member of the board of directors of Semantic Sciences
Corporation and served as a consultant and advisor to the executive
management teams of several companies in the United States and the
United Kingdom . Throughout his career he has built solid business
relationships with major Global 500 companies including Oracle, Visa,
First Union Bank, British Telecom, France Telecom, Siemens, Nokia,
Nortel, Sabre, Daimler Chrysler, Ford, Renault, and SAP. Mr. Bagshaw
is on the board of directors of Sapias, Inc. and the San Francisco
Chapter of the British American Business Council. He has also served
on the advisory boards of a number of UK and US-based companies.
About Sapias, Inc.
Sapias is a leading provider of
web-based, enterprise-class mobile resource management (MRM) software
and services. The company's flexible suite of MRM applications are
used by Fortune 2000 companies in the cable, utilities, transportation,
distribution and related industries to transform real-time, location-based
data into actionable business intelligence. The resulting visibility
and control over fleets and mobile workers results in a rapid and compelling
ROI by reducing operating and capital costs, increasing productivity,
and enhancing customer satisfaction.
Sapias built these industry leading applications, including its flagship
product Fleet Intelligence™ 3.0, on a patented platform that utilizes
advanced wireless, GPS, Internet, telephony and spatial database technologies.
Headquartered in San Francisco , Sapias is funded by leading venture
capital firms, including Alloy Ventures, Catamount Ventures, Garage
Technology Ventures, and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. For more
information, please visit www.sapias.com.
About Taylor Winfield. Inc.
Established in 1987,
Taylor Winfield has been instrumental in building billions $$ in market
value within the high technology industry, via retained executive search
and strategic business development.
Through key relationships with premier venture capital firms, maturing
client companies, and their executive network of visionary industry
leaders, Taylor Winfield has conducted searches to create hundreds
of high tech core management teams in enterprise software (applications & infrastructure),
wireless, networking, computer hardware, services, and semiconductors. For
more information, please visit www.taylorwinfield.com.
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