RMS Appoints Sandra Cruze as Vice President of Quality Assurance

Newark, Calif. – May 30, 2007 – Sandra Cruze has been appointed by Risk Management Solutions, the world’s largest catastrophe risk analysis company, as vice president and lead of quality assurance. Cruze has more than 20 years’ experience in the field and joins RMS from Google, where she was engineering director of quality.

“Our software and analytics are becoming increasingly mission-critical for our clients, and Sandy has the caliber and experience to lead our quality assurance agenda,” commented Marian Szefler, senior vice president of products at RMS.

“Around 18 months ago, Marian Szefler joined RMS from Oracle to lead our effort to scale our software development capacities, and I'm delighted that Marian has added Sandy to his team,” said Hemant Shah, president & CEO of RMS.

Before joining Google, where she was instrumental in ensuring the company maintained its quality standards during a period of phenomenal expansion, Cruze was director of quality at eBay and built the quality assurance department for its transactional engine, PayPal. Before that, she worked at Oracle Corp, Sun Microsystems and Pacific Bell.

In her new role, Cruze will focus on software quality, streamlining processes, and improving testing capabilities. She will also oversee the total quality management process at RMS to ensure maximum efficiency of operations. “This is an exciting time to join RMS, as it continues to expand and enter new markets,” said Cruze. “Product quality is a top priority, and I look forward to building on the strong processes and procedures already in place at RMS.”

Cruze holds a doctorate in business from Golden Gate University, San Francisco and a BA in mathematics from San Francisco State University. She will be based in the company’s California office.