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Callidus Software, the leader in Enterprise Incentive Management (EIM), today announced the appointment of Bill Williamson as Regional Director Asia Pacific (APAC). Williamson will be responsible for expanding the sales and service leadership of Callidus' APAC organization. Williamson joins Callidus Software with over 30 years of enterprise sales, sales management and executive experience at leading technology and business systems companies. Heading up the APAC operations as Regional Director for Callidus Software Pty Limited, Williamson will report to Leslie Stretch, vice president of worldwide sales at Callidus Software. The appointment will drive momentum and expansion of Callidus in the Asia-Pacific geography. "We are excited to have Bill joining our team," said Leslie Stretch, vice president of worldwide sales at Callidus Software. "Bill's complement of experience and intimate knowledge of Asia Pacific will help us to further advance our leadership position in the Asia Pacific EIM market and promising new business areas such as sales performance management. Bill and I will work closely together to drive continued growth in all of our business in Asia," continued Stretch. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Callidus Software lists some of Asia Pacific's leading enterprises on its client roster -- including telecommunications giant Telstra, Australia's first bank, Westpac, and one of the world's largest financial services organizations, HSBC. "I am delighted to accept this role. This is an exciting time to take leadership of the Callidus APAC region. Callidus Software incentive compensations solutions link corporate strategy to execution, keep teams aligned with business objectives and help drive revenue and optimize profitability. My goal is to establish the same market leadership position in APAC that Callidus enjoys in other parts of the world." Before joining Callidus, Williamson served as vice president of Worldwide Sales at on-demand software company Xign. Prior to this, he was vice president, western region, and sales director, Consumer Products Group, at SAP America. He spent five years in sales and sales management with Filenet Corp, and was president/CEO of a software company developing Enterprise Application Interface (EAI) software that was acquired by Fujitsu. Williamson's experience also includes sales and sales management positions with leading business systems and computer hardware companies that include: Honeywell Computer Corp. Dictaphone/Pitney Bowes and Xerox.