HNC Software Names Former Novell Executive as Chief Operating Officer; Executive Team to Drive Growth Through Horizontal Organization Structure

Business Wire, April 26, 2001

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2001

HNC Software Inc. (Nasdaq:HNCS), a leading provider of Customer Insight solutions, announced today that it has appointed Mary Burnside to the newly created position of chief operating officer.

Burnside, the former chief operating officer of Novell Inc., will be responsible for building a scalable infrastructure to support all internal and customer operations.

HNC also announced that Bruce Hansen has been promoted to president of HNC Software. Hansen previously served as president of the company's financial solutions division, and will now assume the lead for sales, marketing, product management and development. Burnside and Hansen join CFO Ken Saunders and CEO John Mutch in a newly created senior executive team called the "Office of the President."

HNC's new horizontal organizational structure will position the company for its next growth phase by improving operational and financial efficiencies, and developing a product management infrastructure that will enable the rapid delivery of high-quality products to markets worldwide.

"We're delighted that HNC continues to attract world-class talent to our executive management team," said Mutch. "Mary's role is critical to our success, and she has demonstrated ability in building the infrastructure necessary to drive growth.

"Bruce Hansen will leverage the infrastructure that Mary's team creates to deliver world class products. This in turn will allow me to focus on developing HNC's strategic vision and foster relationships with the investment community, strategic partners and customers," Mutch added.

"I'm excited to join HNC's senior management team and help the company achieve its aggressive growth goals," Burnside said. "It was exciting to be part of the team at Novell that took the company from $300 million in revenues to $2 billion-plus. Many companies struggle to make that leap, but I believe HNC is strongly positioned for success given its core technologies, ability to develop products with strong return on investment, large market opportunity and highly focused management team."

Burnside most recently served as president and COO of RealNames Corp., a global infrastructure provider of keywords. Prior to RealNames, she spent nine years at Novell, where she was responsible for approximately 4,000 employees in five central organizations including worldwide sales, service and support, manufacturing and distribution, corporate quality and several administrative functions including human resources.

Burnside holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She has been nationally recognized by Fortune for her accomplishments in the areas of financial and operations management.

HNC Software is a leading provider of Customer Insight solutions that include Intelligent Response, decision management and customer analytics software that enables companies in the financial, telecommunications, e-commerce and insurance industries to acquire, manage and retain customers. For more information, visit www.hnc.com or contact Susan Roth at 858/909-4353.