KXEN, a provider of data mining automation solutions, today announced a significant addition to its management team with the appointment of Andrew Savitz as VP, worldwide marketing.  He brings to KXEN more than 15 years experience in the enterprise software business.  In his new role, Savitz will be responsible for all aspects of marketing for the company.

Savitz is the latest of four senior appointments at KXEN, following the announcement of $8 million in series D funding for the company.  “KXEN is already recognized for its proven, next-generation predictive analytics solutions and customer success that is second to none in the industry.   We’re going to leverage that success to drive awareness and build on KXEN’s momentum in the market,” says Savitz

Savitz joins KXEN from salesforce.com where he led marketing efforts for the Service Cloud, the company’s customer service and support solution and its second-largest and fastest-growing product.  Prior to joining salesforce.com, Savitz worked with such leading enterprise software vendors as PeopleSoft and webMethods.  Savitz was also a CRM analyst at Robertson Stephens and Goldman Sachs.  Before that, Savitz was a consultant with Accenture, during which time he was a key contributor in the company’s first Siebel CRM implementation and helped launch their CRM solutions practice.

Announcing the appointment, KXEN’s CEO, John Ball, said it came as an important step in the company’s growth plans.  “Andrew comes to KXEN with an outstanding track record, marketing disruptive technologies for fast growing markets.  KXEN has a unique approach to predictive analytics, driving unparalleled business results with our customers.  Andrew will be instrumental in telling this story to drive market awareness.”