CTO Appointed

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Allocate Software PLC

16 June 2011

 



16 June 2011

Iain Bishop appointed Chief Technology Officer

Allocate Software plc has appointed Iain Bishop in the new role of Chief Technology Officer.   The appointment is  key to Allocate's growth strategy into international markets. Iain will be responsible for the development of all of the company's products and will oversee the roll out of the new architecture across all sectors on a global basis.

Iain brings over 25 years industry experience and joins Allocate Software from Kewill plc where he was the Group CTO for five years. During this time, Kewill doubled its turnover, trebled its profits and acquired a number of businesses in different regions. Prior to this Iain was Director of Research and Development for Systems Union plc, he has run his own consultancy assisting companies with offshoring to India, China and Vietnam, worked as VP Software Development for Telecoms company Servista and was Technical Director for Software House Management Science Ltd.

On his appointment, Iain Bishop commented; "I am thrilled to join Allocate Software at this point in its evolution. The opportunities for continued growth both at home and internationally present exciting challenges which I enthusiastically embrace. The introduction of the newly architected development  platform provides the company with an excellent foundation to take our industry leading products to the next level."

Ian Bowles, CEO of Allocate Software commented: "I am delighted to welcome Iain to the Allocate management team.  He brings with him a wealth of technical and international markets expertise which will serve the Company well as we continue to expand."

Enquiries

Allocate Software Ian Bowles, CEO	Tel: [phone]
Gable Communications Justine James	Tel: [phone]

About Allocate Software plc

Allocate Software plc is the leading workforce and compliance optimisation software applications provider for world-wide organisations with large, multi-skilled workforces.  With a blue chip client base spanning the public and private sector, its key vertical markets include: Healthcare, Defence and Maritime.

At the core of the business is Allocate's workforce optimisation software, which organisations use to deploy the right people with the right skills, to the right place at the right time.  Headquartered in London, Allocate provides services and support to its increasing international customer base through regional offices in the UK, Sweden, USA, Australia and Malaysia.

Allocate is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: ALL).  For further information please visit www.allocatesoftware.com.

 

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