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LLamasoft appoints Razat Gaurav chief executive

By TechTaffy Desk

LLamasoft has appointed Razat Gaurav as its new chief executive, and member of the board. He succeeds founder and current CEO Don Hicks, who will continue as chairman of the board.

In previous roles, Mr. Gaurav was the EVP and GM, chief revenue officer of JDA Software. He was also a senior vice president and head of Sales at i2 Technologies, and a management consultant with E&Y.

LLamasoft co-founder Toby Brzoznowski will continue as an active member of the LLamasoft executive team in the role of chief strategy officer, said the company in a statement.

[Image courtesy: LLamasoft]

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