Former Oracle Executive Joins BMC Software to Lead North American Sales

HOUSTON, TEXAS -- BMC Software (NYSE:BMC) announced today that Ken Mellett has joined the company in a new role as Vice President of North American Sales. Mellett's responsibilities will focus heavily on critical activities associated with running a sales organization, including forecasting, attaining plan, and exceeding revenue objectives.

A strong sales leader with a proven track record for results, Mellett joins BMC from Vettro Corporation where he served as Senior Vice President of Global Sales since September of 2005. During his illustrious career, Mellett has worked at industry heavyweights such as Oracle Corporation, where as senior vice president he presided over a sales team focused on servicing State and Local Government, Education and Healthcare organizations. He has also served as senior vice president of Peregrine Systems, recently acquired by HP, where he revolutionized a sales team of more than 500 sales professionals, increasing sales productivity by more than 300%.

"After partnering with BMC on numerous occasions in my previous roles," said Mellett, "I am looking forward to working more closely with such a first-class organization. BMC's visionary senior leadership team has prepared the company for continued success, especially with the foundation and vision of Business Service Management. I'm thrilled to contribute to this."

"Ken comes to BMC with more than 20 years of sales and senior leadership experience," said Cosmo Santullo, senior vice president of worldwide sales and services, BMC Software. "We are delighted to have him as part of our management team and we are confident that this team will excel under his leadership."

Earlier in his career, Mr. Mellett also served as vice president of sales for the Americas at CrossWorlds Software. He graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, where he received a bachelor's degree in Business Management. 

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