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SAN MATEO, Calif. – March 6, 2007–Composite Software, Inc., the leader in SOA data services, today announced the appointment of Steve Vattuone as chief financial officer. Vattuone brings over 15 years of experience in enterprise software and consulting services to Composite. His responsibilities will include finance and accounting, human resources legal, information technology, and operations. His primary focus will be on guiding Composite’s next stage of growth through prudent financial strategy and management. Composite has experienced more than 150 percent average annual revenue growth over the past three years.
“Composite has experienced tremendous growth in the last few years, so the financial and operational complexity of the company has changed likewise,” said Jim Green, chairman and CEO of Composite Software. “Steve’s experience will help us manage our expansion diligently from a financial perspective while we continue to focus on delivering world-class products and services to our growing list of customers.”
Vattuone worked most recently at Micromuse, where as the vice president of Finance and corporate controller, he played a key role during the sale of Micromuse to IBM for more than $800 million. Prior to joining Micromuse, Vattuone served as the corporate controller of Macrovision, a developer and licensor of copy protection, electronic licensing and rights management software. Before that, he served as the vice president, Finance of Organic, Inc., an internet professional services provider. As corporate controller of Brio Software, an enterprise software company that developed and licensed query and reporting tools, Vattuone’s experience included taking the private company through an initial public offering. At the beginning of his career, he held several positions at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP.
Vattuone holds an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University and a B.S. in Business Administration from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.
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About Composite Software
Composite Software, Inc.(r) is the SOA data services leader. Composite data services reach data where it lives in the enterprise, and delivers it as required, so the data appears as if it’s in one place. Only Composite’s award-winning Enterprise Information Integration (EII) technology, high-performance information server, easy-to-use data services development suite, and packaged applications services let enterprises easily leverage existing data assets to build applications faster across both SOA and traditional environments. More than 100 large enterprises, including five of the top six U.S. investment banks, rely on Composite to improve business responsiveness, reduce costs and mitigate SOA risks. Composite’s technology is embedded by Cognos, Informatica, BMC and others. Founded in 2002, Composite Software Inc. is a privately held, venture-funded corporation based in Silicon Valley. For more information, please visit www.compositesw.com.
