SOURCE: Provade Inc.
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March 18, 2008 10:00 ET
Former Oracle Executive Brian Farro Joins Provade as Vice President of Sales
SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - March 18, 2008) - Provade Inc., the Forbes 2000's choice for
next generation solutions to manage goods and services procurement,
announced today that it has appointed former Oracle Director Brian Farro as
Vice President of Sales. The move increases Provade's leadership in
enabling Oracle and PeopleSoft customers to rapidly achieve greater
compliance, visibility, and savings with minimal investment in integration,
technology, and resources.
Farro joins Provade with more than 20 years of experience in global sales,
partner relations, and enterprise staffing from Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL),
PeopleSoft, SkillsVillage, Intersoft, and other technology ventures.
"Brian not only brings a consistent record of building strong sales teams,
but also invaluable first-hand experience working directly with Oracle and
PeopleSoft customers," said Edward Jackson, Provade CEO. "His background
reinforces Provade's unique relationship with Oracle as its only Tier 1 BPO
partner dedicated to procurement."
Reporting directly to Jackson, Farro will oversee Provade's sales team, its
collaboration with Oracle account representatives, and its partnerships
with corporate staffing companies. Farro's strong relationships in the
contingent workforce sector will secure Provade's Category Spend Manager as
the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform of choice for large staffing
agencies.
"I'm thrilled to join Provade at a time when enterprise has such a critical
need for managing services spend more effectively," Farro commented.
"Provade offers Oracle customers unparalleled savings and transparency, and
eliminates the problems associated with niche point solutions. Between
Provade, my former colleagues in the Oracle field, and leading staffing
companies, we have a tremendous procurement solution to offer enterprises
with more than $100M in services spend."
Prior to joining Provade, Farro led the creation of Oracle's worldwide
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) program. At PeopleSoft, Farro was the
Director of Sales responsible for global distribution of a suite of
financial services applications. As the Vice President of Managed Services
at SkillsVillage, a procure-to-pay platform for managing services spend,
Farro led rapid, multi-million dollar sales growth that contributed to the
company's successful acquisition by PeopleSoft in 2001.
About Provade
Provade offers next generation SaaS solutions and services for managing
goods and services procurement. Some of the world's largest F2000 companies
rely on our Oracle-based platform and spend management expertise to achieve
the best of both worlds: industry-leading technology without the risk
inherent in non-standard point solutions. Provade is based in Silicon
Valley, California with locations worldwide. Learn more at
http://www.provade.com.