Bazaarvoice Appoints Andy Leaver as International Vice President

Austin, Texas – July 14, 2009 – Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that Andy Leaver has joined the company as International Vice President. Leaver, who has spent nearly two decades building out EMEA operations for technology leaders, will be responsible for driving the next phase of international growth for Bazaarvoice as companies around the world embrace social commerce to engage consumers, drive sales, and evolve their businesses around their customers. Bazaarvoice has been rapidly expanding into the UK, Europe, and Asia over the past year and now serves more than 115 global brands from its offices in London, Paris, and Singapore.

“I am thrilled to announce Andy’s addition to the sales team,” said Michael Osborne, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Bazaarvoice. “We’re entering our next phase of aggressive growth in APAC and Europe, and Andy brings a strong sales background to the team to help us manage the expansion we’re planning in the coming 18 months.”

“There are rare times in your life when you know you’ve just discovered a company that combines talent, passion, energy, and product in an explosive way – Bazaarvoice has that elusive mix,” said Leaver. “I look forward to creating and developing the social commerce phenomenon further in Europe and Asia.”

Prior to joining Bazaarvoice, Leaver led the EMEA team at SuccessFactors, a Talent and Performance management software business. Over two years, he built the company to 100 people across 10 countries, winning over 350 customers including Nokia, Cable & Wireless, and Siemens. He previously spent six years at Spend Management software company Ariba as EMEA VP, most recently transforming the business to an OnDemand model. Leaver began his career at Microsoft, where he founded the European consulting team and spent six years delivering global projects before he joined General Electric. During his 6-year tenure at GE, Leaver spearheaded the company’s e-business revolution and worked directly with the GE board and Jack Welch.

“Andy has a tremendous amount of experience in building successful global companies, including General Electric, Ariba, and SuccessFactors. He’s a very strategic hire for Bazaarvoice as we rapidly expand existing operations across Europe and Asia,” said Brett Hurt, founder and CEO of Bazaarvoice. “We’re very pleased to welcome Andy to our team, and we look forward to growing our roster of global clients over the coming months.”

Headquartered in Austin, Bazaarvoice currently operates regional offices in London, Paris, and Singapore to provide the best service to its worldwide client base. Internationally, Bazaarvoice now serves over 80 clients in the United Kingdom, including Argos, Boots, The Carphone Warehouse, Debenhams, ASDA, NEXT, and Early Learning Centre. The company also services over 35 brands throughout continental Europe, including France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, and Denmark.

The company will host its 2nd Annual Social Commerce Summit London on October 7, 2009, featuring keynote presentations from QVC UK, Wired magazine, Internet Retailing, and other thought leaders who will share their ideas for tapping the power of influencers to build and transform multichannel business. For more information, please visit http://www.socialcommercesummit.co.uk/.