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Exciting news today out of Dublin:

John Randles, the former Chief Technology Officer at Siebel Retail Finance, has accepted the post of CEO at PolarLake, the company reports today. Randles has big shoes to fill after the departure of industry leader Ronan Bradley several months ago.

Read the raw press release here.

"...After speaking to many existing PolarLake customers, I am convinced that this technology will continue to deliver innovative solutions supporting the facilitation, management and control of business-to-business relationships. In this growing market PolarLake’s unique product offering will continue to deliver value to an increasing number of customers in the Financial Services and Government sectors," said Randles.

John joins PolarLake from Siebel Systems, where he was CTO Banking and responsible for the Retail Banking business across the Americas and EMEA. Prior to joining Siebel John was CTO of Eontec, a world leader in component-based banking systems, which was acquired by Siebel Systems in 2004. John also led Eontec’s business in North America and had previously led Product Development, Strategy, Product Marketing, and pre-Sales globally. John graduated from the University of Limerick with a degree in computer engineering.

"With his extensive experience in the delivery of customer-focused business solutions, John represented an ideal choice as CEO," said Philip Crawford, PolarLake chairman. "As a company we are ready to take a significant step forward. Our focus remains on the real-world business needs of our customers. John’s experience and expertise will help us address those needs, and enable our customers to create stronger, more profitable relationships with their own customers and partners."

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