Paisley Appoints Ronald Spratt As Vice President of Sales for Western Region

Minneapolis, Minn., August 22, 2008 – Paisley, the leading provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software solutions, today announced the appointment of Ronald Spratt to the position of vice president of sales for the Western region. In this position, Spratt will be responsible for managing and extending the company's growing customer base in the region.

With more than 15 years of industry experience, Spratt is a highly accomplished sales leader. He has an impressive track record of growing business through establishing successful long-term relationships with enterprise customers. Spratt joins Paisley from OpenPages, where he was a regional sales director with responsibilities for sales, quota achievement and building a solid sales team. Prior to this, Spratt held sales positions with Plumtree Software and IBM.

"Fueled by sales of Paisley Enterprise GRC™ and GRC on Demand™, Paisley's business is expanding rapidly," said Tim Welu, CEO of Paisley. "Ron's proven ability to establish relationships and secure accounts in the market make him a natural fit for this position."

"We are happy to add Ron to our sales leadership team," said Ted Smith, vice president of global sales at Paisley. "He knows how to build outstanding relationships with large, complex customers. His background, expertise and proven sales experience provide a perfect match for Paisley as we continue to expand our business in the Western region."

About Paisley
Paisley is an industry leading provider of solutions for governance, risk and compliance (GRC) including comprehensive software solutions, training, and expert GRC professional services. The company's portfolio of software solutions includes Paisley Enterprise GRC™ and GRC on Demand™ which support the business processes of financial controls management, internal audit, operational risk management, compliance, IT governance, and enterprise risk management. Paisley GRC solutions are utilized by more than 1,400 large enterprise and mid-market organizations including 30 percent of the Fortune 500.

For more information, call 320.286.5870, email info@paisley.com or visit www.paisley.com.