MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2000--
Rike Harrison, Former Sterling Software Executive,
joins Net Perceptions
Net Perceptions, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETP), a leader in realtime personalization and customer-focused analytics solutions, today announced that Rike Harrison has joined the company as senior vice president of Customer Solutions. In this capacity, Ms. Harrison will bring a dedicated senior executive resource to bear in assuring Net Perceptions' customers continue to enjoy the most efficient software installations and total satisfaction possible.
"We're quite pleased to have Rike join our team," said Steven Snyder, Net Perceptions president and CEO. "She has demonstrated impressive leadership and a solid track record of building highly effective service organizations. As our customer base continues to add Fortune 100 companies, Rike will play a critical role in ensuring that these customers are well served and that our entire customer service operation continues to keep pace with our aggressive growth and expansion."
Most recently, Ms. Harrison was senior vice president for the Business Intelligence Division of Sterling Software and led a 100-person professional service organization. She began her career at DEC, where she successfully built and managed teams of more than 100 people, holding management positions in national services delivery, marketing and services operations. As part of the DEC's Database Engineering Group, she was responsible for the design and delivery of services for the global market.
In 1993, Ms. Harrison joined Information Builders, where she led a professional service team in Atlanta with responsibility for the East Coast, growing this business more than 100%. In 1996, she joined IQ Software, which was acquired by Information Advantage and later Sterling Software, and built the company's services capability from its infancy to an organization that at her departure contributed more than 30% of the business intelligence division's revenue.
A native of Germany, Ms. Harrison received her master's degree in applied mathematics and computer science from the University of Cologne. She also holds an MBA from Georgia Southern University. Ms. Harrison received a scholarship from Rotary International, was nominated for "Who is Who for Business Women" in 1992, and has received numerous awards and recognitions.
About Net Perceptions
Net Perceptions is a leading provider of enterprise-wide personalization and precision marketing software solutions for Internet and multi-channel retailers. Its software is designed to help retailers understand customers individually, optimize product assortments, prices and inventories and offer the right product to the right customer at the right price. Net Perceptions' customers include many of the world's best-known brands including: Art.com, Bertelsmann, CDNOW, The Children's Place, Egghead.com, eToys.com, Fingerhut, Hudson's Bay Company, J.C. Penney, Procter & Gamble, Tower Records and Walgreens. Incorporated in Delaware, July 3, 1996, the company has offices in Minneapolis; San Francisco; New York; Austin, Texas; Richardson, Texas; Berkshire, U.K. and a joint venture operation in Japan. For more information about Net Perceptions products visit http://www.netperceptions.com or call 800-466-0711.
Net Perceptions is a registered trademark of Net Perceptions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Net Perceptions, Minneapolis
