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ePeople Names Olivier Gachot Vice President of Sales
Adds Solid Sales and Management Experience to ePeople Executive Team
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA; July 11, 2002 —
ePeople Inc., a leading provider of web-based collaborative CRM solutions, today announced the appointment of Olivier
Gachot as vice president of sales. Gachot brings more than 14 years of general management, marketing and sales experience
with both public and private technology companies. He most recently served as senior vice president of International
Operations at Actuate Corporation, where in four years he grew international operations from less than $100,000 in revenue
to a 130-person, $30 million business.
Prior to that, Gachot was chief executive officer of CosmosBay Corporation, a European leader in online financial solutions.
He also held various management positions including COO at Decalog Incorporated, regional vice president at Interleaf Europe
and sales director at Sybase France.
"Olivier has been extremely successful in building high performance sales units within large organizations and can apply those
same skills to further accelerate ePeople's growth," said Anthony Lye, president and CEO of ePeople. "With his global vision
and international experience, Olivier is well prepared to direct ePeople's domestic sales efforts today as well as future
international expansion."
ePeople develops ePeople Teamwork 4.0, a web-based application for team based customer support. ePeople implements a
cross-organizational team paradigm for effectively resolving complex customer issues, tailoring support offerings based on
customer value and delivering customer support across distribution and partner channels.
"ePeople has a product that addresses a real problem and can deliver clear ROI," said Gachot. "I understand how to assemble the
right weapons required for articulating that message and closing sales. I'm looking forward to building a stronger business which
includes increasing sales, as well as creating a solid channel strategy and forging the right partnerships."
About ePeople
ePeople, founded in 1997, is the leading provider of knowledge and expertise management solutions for resolving business-critical
situations throughout the enterprise. ePeople Teamwork focuses on Customer Support, Team Selling, Professional Services and
Research & Development organizations. Customers of ePeople include Oracle Corp, Cognos, InstallShield, Openwave Systems, Inc.,
Adobe Systems, Inc., Production Access, OpSource Inc., and Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA). Headquartered in
Mountain View, Calif., ePeople is privately held. Investors include Redpoint Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Integral Capital Partners,
Bedrock Capital, Brentwood Venture Capital, and CNET. More information on ePeople is available
at www.epeople.com.
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