Appian Continues Expansion in Europe with Strategic Executive Appointments
June 27 2017 - 7:00AM
Appian (NASDAQ:APPN), provider of a low-code platform that can
build fast and powerful enterprise applications, today announced
the expansion of its management team in Europe to better meet the
demands of digital transformation initiatives across the region.
Joining the Appian team is Paul Maguire, Vice President of Europe;
Stephane Antona, Vice President of Marketing; and Charlie Thompson,
UK Regional Vice President.
"Appian continues its expansion in Europe, supplying the rising
demand for Digital Transformation technology," said Matt Calkins,
CEO of Appian. "Already trusted by AVIVA, Barclays, and GRDF, we
look forward to reaching new customers with our expanded team."
Companies across the globe are demanding technology for their
digital transformation efforts, and Appian is addressing this need
through differentiated software - which can streamline operations,
increase the ability to be agile, and enhance the customer
experience. Over the past several years Appian has experienced
growth in Europe. As Europe continues to be a top priority, Appian
expects these personnel additions will help capture the opportunity
in the European market. Additional background on the executives is
summarized below.
- Paul Maguire, Vice President of Europe: Paul
leads Appian’s European operations and has substantial experience
growing enterprise software companies into market leaders. Prior to
Appian, for the past 20 years Paul has served in Senior Management
positions at Genesys, Pegasystems, and Staffware (now Tibco). Paul
is committed to helping organizations across Europe achieve success
using Appian’s platform.
- Charlie Thompson, Regional Vice President, UK:
With a strong background in leading strategic sales initiatives,
Charlie joins Appian to further expand its customer footprint
within the digital transformation landscape. With decades of
experience, he has held prominent positions at Curo, Pegasystems,
and Fujitsu where he delivered new strategies and managed key sales
efforts.
- Stephane Antona, Vice President of Marketing:
With over 20 years of software experience, Stephane is focused on
serving fast-growing B2B organizations and joined Appian’s office
in France to execute marketing initiatives aimed at business
development. Prior to Appian, he held executive positions at
EasyVista and VMware where he was responsible for a wide range of
marketing initiatives.
“Digital transformation is a business shift that companies must
pursue in order to remain competitive,” notes Paul Maguire. “In
order to help companies address digital challenges, Appian offers a
differentiated platform. My team is focused on giving our customers
the best experience possible and help them understand the ways that
software can transform their business. I’m excited to lead this
phenomenal team and show customers how to achieve success in an
efficient, fast and powerful way.”
Low-code platforms enable companies to easily create customized
business applications with little or no coding. This allows for
anyone in the organization to create an application that can
streamline the way the business operates – increasing efficiency
and lowering costs. Appian currently serves as the engine behind
the digital transformation efforts of top customers such as John
Lewis, MHRA, Punch Taverns and more within Europe. Appian also
recently expanded its Appian Cloud footprint to include local data
hosting in the UK and France, allowing customers to build and
deploy enterprise applications quickly in a secure environment.
Local availability is a key success driver for Appian Cloud.
About AppianAppian provides a leading low-code
software development platform that enables organizations to rapidly
develop powerful and unique applications. The applications created
on Appian’s platform help companies drive digital transformation
and competitive differentiation. For more information, visit
www.appian.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements. All
statements contained in this press release other than statements of
historical facts, including statements regarding Appian’s expansion
of its team and in Europe, are forward-looking statements. The
words "anticipate," believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "may," "will" and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Appian has based these
forward-looking statements on its current expectations and
projections about future events and financial trends that Appian
believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations,
business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and
objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements
are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the
risks and uncertainties associated with Appian’s expansion in
Europe and the additional risks and uncertainties set forth in the
"Risk Factors" section of Appian’s prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on May
26, 2017, and subsequent reports that Appian has filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, Appian operates
in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks
emerge from time to time. It is not possible for Appian’s
management to predict all risks, nor can Appian assess the impact
of all factors on its business or the extent to which any factor,
or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements
Appian may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, Appian cannot guarantee future results, levels of
activity, performance, achievements or events and circumstances
reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. Appian is
under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements
after the date of this press release to conform these statements to
actual results or revised expectations, except as required by
law.
For Information Contact:
Nicole Greggs
Director, Media Relations
703.260.7868
nicole.greggs@appian.com
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