August 7, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VISUAL NUMERICS ADDS FIVE TO MANAGEMENT TEAM
BOULDER, Colo. -- Visual Numerics, Inc., a developer of web-enabled data visualization,
numerical analysis and enterprise software solutions, today announced that it has added
five executives to its worldwide management team.
Sean Fitzgerald, who works out of Visual Numerics' office in San Ramon, Calif., has been
named vice president of consulting projects, a new position at the company. Fitzgerald's
primary responsibility is to identify and pursue non-traditional revenue opportunities.
Andy McClure, who also works in San Ramon, has been named to the newly created position of
manager of project planning. In this role, McClure has various financial management duties
as well as supervisory responsibility for the company's internship program.
Sotami Taniguchi is the company's new operations manager of VNI Japan, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Visual Numerics in Tokyo. In this role, Taniguchi has local management
responsibility of the subsidiary and direct supervisory control of the sales, marketing
and technical support functional areas.
Steve Lang, a 10-year veteran of Visual Numerics, has been promoted to business development
manager. Lang works out of the company's Boulder, Colo., facility. His primary
responsibilities are to investigate new technologies that may enhance the company's current
products and identify future partnership opportunities.
Carly Erger, who also works in Boulder and was previously a summer intern at Visual Numerics,
has been hired as an associate product manager. In this newly created marketing position,
Erger reports to the company's director of visualization technology and has a variety of
duties, including customer research, competitive analysis, and writing.
"These new appointments reflect the company's strategic plan for future growth,"
said David Lloyd, the chief operating officer at Visual Numerics.
"We've thoughtfully identified areas that we believe will yield either revenue growth
or productivity enhancements, and created positions to manage and exploit those opportunities."
