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ViVOtech names new global sales vice president

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

John Shap, a 25-Year industry veteran, has been chosen to lead ViVOtech’s efforts to sell its next-generation contactless and NFC mobile payments and promotions solutions to retailers.

Shap’s experience includes serving as senior vice president for world wide sales and marketing at DemandTec, a consumer demand management software-as-a-service solution provider. He also held the same executive-level position for SPSS Inc., a provider of predictive analytics and market research software, solutions and services.

During his career, Shap has built a strong track record of sales growth and management of resources in the U.S. and internationally, for companies such as Initiate Systems, Siebel Systems and Hyperion Solutions. [end] 

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