Keynote Systems Appoints Richard Rudolph Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Extensive Knowledge of E-Business Performance Management Market; Formerly Led Sales at WebTrends
SAN MATEO, Calif., January 3, 2002 – Keynote (Nasdaq: KEYN), The Internet Performance Authority®, announced the appointment today of Richard Rudolph to the position of vice president of worldwide sales. Prior to joining Keynote, Mr. Rudolph was the senior vice president of global sales, services and business development at webHancer Corp., a provider of Web site performance measurement and analysis regarding the experience of end-users. Previous to his position at webHancer, Mr. Rudolph was the vice president of sales for WebTrends, a provider of Web analytics solutions. While at WebTrends, Rudolph grew the sales organization from 12 to over 100 people and expanded their annual revenue run rates to more than $100 million.
Previous to WebTrends, Rudolph held sales positions at Extensis Corporation, a provider of products and services for electronic publishing; Merant, Inc., a global e-business software solutions company; and Central Point Software, a world leader in security and desktop utility technology.
"Rich Rudolph brings Keynote valuable and extensive knowledge and experience in selling and supporting e-business performance management solutions," said Umang Gupta, chairman and CEO of Keynote. "His skill set at developing and leading growing sales organizations is completely synergistic with Keynote`s, as we continue our growth and transformation from the leading provider of e-business benchmarking services into a leading provider of e-business testing and application performance management services as well."
"This is an exciting time to be joining Keynote, a company that I believe is extremely well-positioned, with a built-in blue chip customer base, and that has tremendous opportunities ahead," said Mr. Rudolph. "Keynote offers customers an unmatched breadth and depth of e-business benchmarking, testing and application performance management services. As all business becomes e-business, Keynote`s services will become "must haves" and increasingly mission-critical. I intend to fully leverage my direct experience and knowledge in Keynote`s market to help lead the company through its next growth stage."
With over 15 years of solution-focused Internet and software sales and management experience, Rudolph, 39, is a solid and well-seasoned sales executive with a proven success record. He has a broad range of experience working in start-up environments and with larger more established publicly held high tech companies. He has a B.S. in Economics from Oregon State University.
About Keynote
Keynote Systems (Nasdaq "KEYN"), The Internet Performance Authority®, is the worldwide leader in Internet performance services that improve the quality of e-business. Keynote`s services enable corporate enterprises to benchmark, test and manage their e-business applications both inside and outside the firewall. By improving the quality of their e-business, companies reduce costs, gain operational efficiency, protect and grow revenue and stay ahead of the competition. More than 2,800 corporate IT departments, Web hosting companies and Internet service and content delivery providers around the world have implemented the company`s easy-to-use and cost-effective services.
Keynote Systems, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The company can be reached at www.keynote.com or by phone in the U.S. at 650-403-2400.
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© 2002 Keynote Systems. The Internet Performance Authority is a registered trademark of Keynote in the United States and/or other countries.
Editorial Contacts:
Dan Berkowitz, Keynote Systems, Inc., (650) 403-3305, dberkowitz@keynote.com
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