Aptos, Inc., a market leader in retail technology solutions, has hired retail and technology veteran, Steve Aulds, as development leader. Aulds will serve on the company’s executive leadership team and oversee global product development for Aptos solutions, including the company’s best-in-class point of sale, order management, and merchandising technologies.

In this role, Aulds will draw on his extensive development and engineering expertise to advance Aptos’ position as the leader in cloud-based customer engagement and enterprise solutions for large and mid-sized retailers. Aulds will also play a strategic role in the combination of Aptos solutions with TXT Retail’s best of breed merchandise lifecycle management suite, pending the acquisition’s successful close.

With a career spanning four decades, Aulds will enhance the velocity, scale, and innovation across Aptos’ singular commerce platform while retaining the company’s relentless commitment to quality, security, and cloud deployment.

Before joining Aptos, Aulds served as vice president, engineering, and product management, for Oracle’s Communications business unit, where he managed over 500 software and hardware engineers worldwide. Aulds was employed at Oracle through its acquisition of Acme Packet in 2013.

Prior to Oracle/Acme Packet, Aulds was senior vice president, engineering and cloud operations, at Sterling Commerce, where he was in charge of development for the commerce business unit, as well as overseeing cloud/SaaS operations and IT functions.

Noel Goggin, Aptos CEO and culture leader said, “Steve brings a wealth of retail technology, engineering and SaaS expertise to Aptos. Additionally, Steve has demonstrated throughout his career a pioneering spirit that is consistent with the Aptos way and engaging customers differently. Steve understands retailers’ challenges and solves them in new ways with a sense of urgency. He will be an undeniable asset to our customers as they reinvent their organisations for customer-centricity and success.”

Aulds said, “I am thrilled at the opportunity to join Aptos and lead the development of its world-class solutions. By working collaboratively with our customers and partners, there are no limitations to the innovations we can bring to market, as we empower retailers to respond to consumers with speed, relevancy and precision while supporting profitability and business growth.” (GK)

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