Former eProsper Executive Joins OptionEase
OptionEase attracts top new talent for EVP of Business Development position
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA--(Marketwire - April 23, 2008) - OptionEase, Inc., the leader in web based on-demand accounting compliance software, announced today that Pam Washburn, formerly Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at eProsper, will join the company as Executive Vice President of Business Development.
"The addition of Pam to our management team brings tremendous validation for our company and product offering and we are thrilled to have her on board." said Kimberly Kovacs, CEO of OptionEase."Her leadership, relationships, and operational experience will be instrumental in our becoming the premier accounting compliance solution provider for companies and their service providers. "
Washburn will be responsible for sales initiatives and business development activities with companies, their investors, and service providers including financial consulting firms and audit firms.
"OptionEase has quickly established itself as a leader in stock option expensing compliance as evidenced by the phenomenal growth and adoption of the solution by both private and public companies and leading audit firms" said Washburn. "A solution architected from the audit perspective assures our clients that their stock option expense required under FAS 123(R) [now ASC Topic 718] will be calculated quickly and accurately, and that all compliance requirements, from the disclosure reports to the SAS70 report, are satisfied. I look forward to working with the team here at OptionEase and expanding the company’s footprint in this evolving compliance marketplace."
Prior to joining OptionEase, Pam served as Vice President, Business Development and Marketing at eProsper, a provider of stock option administration and capitalization management software for private companies. eProsper is majority owned by SVB Analytics, a Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group company. Previously she spent 20 years at Hewlett-Packard Company where she held senior management positions in technical marketing, sales development and business development. Her experience also includes operations management of a private equity firm, and she has consulted leading hardware and software enterprise companies in channel and field sales strategies. She received a Bachelor of Arts in math and economics from Mount Holyoke College, and her MBA from the University of Michigan.
About OptionEase, Inc.
OptionEase (www.optionease.com) is leading the evolution of SaaS-delivered regulatory applications in the highly complex governance, risk and compliance (GRC) marketplace. The company’s first product was designed specifically for audit compliance under FAS 123(R) (ASC Topic 718) and now encompasses a full suite of end-to-end equity management tools. This SAS 70 Level II certified solution “standardizes compliance” and enables secure collaboration across multiple constituents, allowing clients to focus on strategic business functions. More than 400 private VC-funded and large multi-national public corporations rely on OptionEase's solutions and service to comply with financial and regulatory reporting requirements under FAS, SEC and IASB. OptionEase is located in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. and funded by venture capital and private equity.
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