Malauzai Software, an Austin, TX provider of mobile applications, which just recently emerged from stealth, named Mike Young and Steve Powless to its board of directors. Young was formerly President of Fiserve; Powless was CEO of Computer Services, Inc.
The following executive move announcements are courtesy of Venator Partners.
AutoVirt, a Nashua, NH provider of data migration and global namespace software, named Caesar Naples Vice President of Engineering. He was formerly Director of Software Development at Iron Mountain.
Basho Technologies, a Cambridge, MA provider of database software solutions, named Donald J. Rippert Chief Executive Officer. He was formerly Chief Technology Officer at Accenture.
KANA Software, a Sunnyvale, CA provider of service experience management solutions, named James Norwood Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. He was formerly Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing at Epicore Software.
McAfee, a Santa Clara, CA provider of security technologies, named Craig Hockley Regional Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. He was formerly General Manager at ICT.
Proofpoint, a Sunnyvale, CA provider of SaaS e-mail security and compliance solutions, named David Knight Executive Vice President of Product Management and Marketing. He was formerly Chief Technology Officer for the Collaboration Software Group at Cisco Systems.
Specra Logic, a Boulder, CO provider of data storage solutions, named Steve Mackey Vice President of Sales for Europe and Africa. He was formerly Senior Area Director of Northern Europe at Quantum.
Xora, a Mountain View, CA provider of location-based mobile business applications, named Tom Miltonberger Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Products. He was formerly Founder and Chief Executive Officer at 360LifeCare.
Zend Technologies, a Cupertino, CA provider of software and services for deploying and managing business critical PHP applications, named Elaine Lennox Chief Marketing Officer. She was formerly Vice President of Marketing at IBM. Zend also named Curt DiSibio Chief Financial Officer. He was formerly Chief Financial Officer at Integral Development Corp.
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