Sylogist Ltd. Announces Two New Directors
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sylogist Ltd. (TSX: SYZ) (“Sylogist” or the “Company”), a leading public sector SaaS company, is pleased to announce that Tracy Edkins and Andrea Ward have been added as directors of the Company.
“We are delighted to welcome Ms. Edkins and Ms. Ward to the Sylogist team as new directors," said Barry D.A. Foster, Chair of the Sylogist Board of Directors. “Their extensive expertise and impressive track records in high-growth environments and Board oversight will be invaluable as we continue to drive innovation and excellence in our mission. We look forward to their contributions as we navigate our exciting journey ahead.”
Ms. Edkins is a multi-faceted, data driven leader who brings over twenty years of experience as a dynamic talent and human capital leader of high growth companies including Splunk, eBay, and Starbucks Canada. She has deep executive compensation, mergers & acquisitions, succession planning and team effectiveness expertise. Ms. Edkins currently serves on the board of directors of D2L (TSX: DTOL), a global learning software company; as well as serves as an advisor to several organizations in the technology space.
“I am honoured to be joining Sylogist as a board member,” said Ms. Edkins. “I was drawn to the opportunity given my alignment to their mission, commitment to excellence and strategic positioning. I am excited to leverage my expertise as a high growth HR executive to contribute to their journey and to build upon Sylogist’s culture of success.”
Ms. Ward is an accomplished product and go-to-market executive with over two decades of experience scaling SaaS businesses and leading high performance global companies. She has broad, hands-on marketing experience across brand and communication, demand generation, pricing, and customer success. Her experience spans industry leading SaaS companies, such as Oracle and Adobe, to small-to-mid-sized and private equity companies such as Portal Software, Magento and VidMob.
“Sylogist is known for customer service and is bringing innovative and differentiated SaaS offerings to underserved markets that are doing good work both in our communities and in our day-to-day lives,” said Ms. Ward. “I am thrilled to be joining the Sylogist board and intend to to
help the company accelerate the profitable growth trajectory it’s on.”
About Sylogist
Sylogist provides mission-critical SaaS solutions to over 2,000 public sector customers globally across the government, nonprofit, and education verticals. The Company's stock is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol SYZ. Information about Sylogist, inclusive of full financial statements together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis, can be found at www.sylogist.com.
Forward-looking Statements
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For further information contact:
Sujeet Kini, Chief Financial Officer
Sylogist Ltd.
(403) 266-4808
ir@sylogist.com
