SiSense, a leader in Business Data Discovery and Business Intelligence (BI), announced today that Amit Bendov has been named the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Bendov has also been named to the company’s Board of Directors.

“SiSense is challenging traditional business intelligence software providers, with a revolutionary approach that is gaining a growing market acceptance,” said Mr Bendov. “Since its launch, SiSense has seen remarkable growth. Its Prism solution has been adopted by companies of all sizes and across the world. I look forward to continuing that momentum"

Mr. Bendov has over 20 years of business leadership experience at a number of software and cloud companies. Most recently, he served as Chief Marketing Officer of Panaya Inc, the market leader in cloud-based application upgrade automation. Under his leadership, Panaya saw incredible revenue growth. Today, Panaya is a market leader whose customers include Mercedes-Benz , Royal Dutch Shell, Toyota, and Volvo. Prior to joining Panaya, Bendov was the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at ClickSoftware (Nasdaq: CKSW), where he served in pivotal leadership roles from just after inception, through first sales, and to a successful IPO.

“Amit is an exceptionally talented executive and his innovative sales and marketing methods are now studied by many.” said Shlomit Harth, Country Manager at Gartner. “Amit’s business acumen will be a tremendous asset for SiSense”

“We are extremely pleased to have Amit Bendov join us and lead the SiSense team,” commented Dan Avida, General Partner, Opus Capital and board member. “Based on Amit’s impressive track record of notable and repeated successes, we recognized his ability to take SiSense to the next level in its growth path. We are delighted to have been able to recruit someone of Amit’s caliber and we wish him much success in this new position.”

The Big Data market is projected to grow to $17B by 2015 from $3.2B in 2010 according to research firm IDC. “Business Analytics and Big Data are top priorities for technical and business executives and this industry is ready for a different approach”, says Bendov. “SiSense technology addresses the data issues modern companies experience with a revolutionary approach, and the team is composed of some of the best Data Scientists in the space. I’m here to encourage worldwide adoption of our innovative product.”

SiSense has received the praises of start-ups and large companies alike, from Israel-based WeFi to multinationals Target and Merck. This past June, the company ended another record quarter with customers including ESPN, Good Apple Digital, Thomas Cook. Last January, the company announced a 350% year-over-year revenue growth. SiSense recently appointed Bruno Aziza, a well-known authority in the space and a former Microsoft Executive, as its VP of Marketing.

SiSense provides a compelling alternative to solutions such as SAP/BusinessObjects, Qliktech, or Tableau. Find out now how your company can benefit from SiSense technology by downloading a fully featured version for free at http://www.sisense.com/live-demo.aspx

About SiSense

SiSense is the fastest way to go from data to insights. SiSense delivers an end-to-end Business Intelligence (BI) solution that allows non-technical users to turn mountains of data into actionable intelligence in hours, not days. Gain insights without having to set up complex data warehouse systems, OLAP cubes, or programming. Download a free trial version of the software at http://www.sisense.com/live-demo.aspx