BARTON S. FOSTER TO JOIN CLICKACTION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PALO ALTO, Calif. (February 25, 2002) - ClickAction,
Inc. (Nasdaq: CLAC), a leading provider of email marketing automation solutions, announced today that software industry veteran Barton S. Foster has agreed to join the ClickAction Board of Directors. Mr. Foster is senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Informatica Corporation.
"ClickAction has built a remarkable solution to meet the needs of today's marketers," said Foster. "I believe ClickAction has a fine management team and a successful future. I am honored to be a member of the board and to begin working with ClickAction's team."
"Bart has an exceptional background in the high tech industry and, coupled with his experience in the enterprise application marketplace, I am confident he will be a tremendous asset to ClickAction's board of directors," noted George Grant, president and CEO for ClickAction. "Bart's fifteen years of leadership experience for global software and services companies will play a major role in helping ClickAction strengthen our position as a leading email marketing solutions provider."
Mr. Foster currently oversees all aspects of marketing for Informatica, a leading provider of enterprise analytic software. During his 15 years of experience in the enterprise application marketplace, Mr. Foster has served in senior marketing, sales, consulting and business development roles for global software and services companies. Prior to Informatica, Foster held executive positions at Oracle Corporation, Crossroads Software and Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Mr. Foster holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Foster has replaced Gary Daichendt on the Company's board. Daichendt, former executive vice president of worldwide operations at Cisco Systems, stepped down after serving on the Company's board since May 2000. Daichendt resigned from ClickAction's board after deciding to move from the area and start a new business.
About ClickAction
ClickAction, Inc. is a leading provider of email marketing automation products and services. ClickAction Email Marketing Automation (EMA) helps marketers design, deploy and manage personalized email campaigns that maximize the lifetime value of each customer. ClickAction EMA saves time, generates revenues and reduces costs by providing a highly scalable outbound and inbound messaging, one-to-one publication, powerful rule-based segmentation, real-time tracking and detailed reporting, all integrated in a Web-based solution. 100% Java-based, ClickAction EMA is built for easy deployment and integration with industry-leading third party applications. ClickAction EMA products and services range from fully hosted ASP applications to licensable, enterprise-class software. ClickAction products have a proven track record of success in a variety of industries including retail, catalog, brand and publishing. In addition to ClickAction EMA, the company offers interactive, campaign, acquisition and rich media services. ClickAction is a member of TRUSTe, an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet. For more information on ClickAction
products and services, visit
www.clickaction.comor call 1-800-473-3141.
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