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Seasoned financial executive appointed to continue the company's aggressive, profitable growth
Basel, Switzerland and Newport Beach, CA - July 22, 2008 - Day Software (SWX:DAYN, OTCQX:DYIHY), a leading provider of global content management software and content infrastructure software, today announced the appointment of Richard Francis as Day's Chief Financial Officer effective September 15, 2008.
"I am pleased to welcome Richard Francis as Day's CFO," said Erik Hansen, CEO of Day. "Richard's skills and experience with high-growth technology companies, combined with his hands-on knowledge of the financial markets will help drive Day's expansion into new areas. Richard has significant and relevant sector expertise that will be beneficial to our growth."
Francis has experience managing finance, operations and development for both public and privately-held technology companies. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Celona Technologies, provider of application data migration platforms. Prior to joining Celona, Francis was Senior Director of Finance, EMEA for Interwoven. He has also held senior finance positions with Novell, Gillette and Duracell, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte and Touche.
Frances replaces Chris Harano, who has served as Day's CFO since May 1999. "On behalf of the entire board and management at Day, we commend Chris Harano for his dedicated service. We respect his decision to pursue other opportunities and wish him well in his future endeavors," said Hansen. "We are confident that in Richard we have found a high-caliber individual who will continue the standard of commitment and excellence we have come to appreciate from Chris."
About Day - www.day.com
Day is a leading provider of integrated content, portal and digital asset management software. Day's technology Communiqué offers a comprehensive, rapidly deployable framework to unify and manage all digital business data, systems, applications and processes through the web.
Day is an international company, founded in 1993, and listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (SWX:DAYN) since April 2000. Day shares are also traded Over the Counter (OTC) in the form of American Depositary Receipts (OTCQX:DYIHY). Day's customers are some of the largest global corporations and include Audi, Daimler, Deutsche Post World Net, Deutsche Bank, InterContinental Hotels Group, McDonald's and Volkswagen.
For further information
Peter Nachbur General Counsel Day Software AG Barfuesserplatz 6 4001 Basel, Switzerland T +41 61 226 98 98
peter.nachbur@day.com
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