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BLADELOGIC APPOINTS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Seasoned Industry Veteran to Lead BladeLogic's Global Services Organization
Lexington, MA, April 2, 2007—BladeLogic, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation data center automation software, today announced the appointment of Jeff Lortz as Vice President of Professional Services. Lortz brings to BladeLogic over 15 years of experience rapidly growing profitable services businesses. He will lead BladeLogic's professional services organization and is responsible for all aspects of the company's consulting and training services on a global basis.
Jeff brings a very strong track record in professional services management having previously led the worldwide services organizations for two public software companies. As Vice President of Professional Services for Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), Jeff led the company's consulting efforts during PTC's rapid march to dominance in the mechanical design and manufacturing software market. At PTC, Jeff managed a $150 million business unit consisting of 600 people in 25 countries and helped develop PTC's product lifecycle management services. Jeff was also Vice President of Professional Services for Pegasystems, Inc., a leading provider of business process management (BPM) tools. Prior to Pegasystems, Jeff was Vice President of Professional Services for Bowstreet (now IBM), a developer of tools for rapid deployment of J2EE portals and web applications. Jeff began his career in the United States Navy, where he was responsible for all propulsion-related mechanical equipment for a 1,000-man nuclear-powered warship. He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from the University of Rhode Island.
"As BladeLogic continues to add some of the world's most sophisticated and demanding companies to its customer base, it is critical that our professional services organization support and service these customers on a global basis," said John McMahon, senior vice-president, sales and services, BladeLogic. "Having managed global service organizations for private and public technology companies ranging from $10 million to $1 billion in sales, Jeff's strong leadership skills and experience will be a great asset to the company as we rapidly grow the business."
"In a very short period of time BladeLogic has become a leader in the data center automation market as demonstrated by its revenue growth and large stable of blue-chip clients," said Jeff Lortz. "I look forward to helping BladeLogic scale its professional services organization, and to make sure the professional services business becomes an important contributor to the growth of the company."
About BladeLogic (NASDAQ: BLOG)
BladeLogic is a leading provider of data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 21 of the top 100 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 7 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 7 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.
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