Sagent Appoints Perry Mizota to Top Marketing Spot; Former Sybase and Business Objects star to lead marketing charge for data warehousing start-up

Business Wire, July 31, 1995

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 1995--Sagent Technology, Inc., the newest entrant in the fast-growing data warehousing and decision support tools markets, today announced the appointment of Perry Mizota, 34, as vice president of marketing. Formerly vice president of marketing for Business Objects, Inc., Mizota brings more than eight years of high-technology and database marketing experience to the newly formed Sagent.

"In today's fast-moving and highly competitive computer software marketplace, creative and aggressive marketing has never been more important," said Ken Gardner, CEO of Sagent Technology. "Perry has the talent, expertise and experience to help us anticipate and meet the requirements of one of the industry's fastest-changing markets. We're thrilled that a professional of Perry's stature will be with us in this critical phase of our growth."

In his new position, Mizota will oversee Sagent's worldwide marketing efforts, including marketing strategy, business alliances, product marketing, communications and direct marketing activities. Prior to joining Business Objects in 1993, Mizota was director of strategic marketing for database leader Sybase, Inc. He has also held marketing and product management positions with Hewlett-Packard and technical positions with Hughes Aircraft Company. Mizota holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.

"Sagent has managed to gather some of the most talented and hard-working software engineering professionals in the business into a setting that nurtures and encourages creativity," said Mizota. "When combined with Sagent's proven leadership and operational know-how, this talent mix is all the more impressive. I'm looking forward to helping propel this company to the forefront of the market for integrated data warehouse solutions."

About Sagent

Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Sagent was founded in June, 1995 by Ken Gardner, formerly vice president of products for Borland International and the co-founder and CEO of ReportSmith, Inc., which was acquired by Borland for $18 million in 1994. Sagent's co-founder, executive vice president and chief technology officer is John Zicker, formerly co-founder and vice president of technology for ReportSmith. In his 13 years in the software development field, Zicker has held prominent positions at NASA Ames Research Center, Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, Stanford Linear Accelerator and Viewpoint Systems. Sagent is a privately owned company.

CONTACT: Sagent Technology, Inc.

Ken Gardner, 415/833-6800

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