Saba Appoints Jeff Carr President of Global Field Operations

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—April 6, 2009—Saba Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:SABA), the premier people management software and services provider,today announced that it has appointed Jeff Carr as its new President of Global Field Operations. Reporting to Saba’s CEO and Chairman, Bobby Yazdani, Carr will assume responsibility for the company’s worldwide field operations, including sales, professional services, alliances and customer success.

A seasoned Human Capital Management (HCM) software executive, Carr brings to Saba more than 25 years of experience in global enterprise software and on-demand sales, marketing, services and global operations from a number of leading public and private companies. Prior to joining Saba, Carr served as Executive Vice President at Taleo, where he had responsibility for global sales, alliances and customer success programs. During his tenure, Carr helped deliver record revenues and margins and served as a key driver behind the company's strategy and corporate direction over the last four years.

“As worldwide demand for Saba’s solutions continues to grow, Jeff’s deep expertise in enterprise software, SaaS, and the human capital management industry, along with his proven track record of driving profitable growth, make him a great addition to our management team,” said Bobby Yazdani, CEO and chairman at Saba. ”Jeff is a talented executive who brings a great balance of strategic experience and strong execution skills, and I look forward to working with him to drive the continued growth of Saba.”

Carr’s extensive HCM experience includes nine years with PeopleSoft, Inc., where he ran a number of sales teams and business units and later served as a Division President and then EVP, worldwide marketing, strategy and emerging markets. Carr has also served as CEO of Motiva, Inc., a leader in the Enterprise Incentive Management industry and as President and COO of RightWorks Corporation, a leading provider of B2B business applications. Carr began his enterprise software career in sales at human resource management pioneer Integral Systems.

“Saba has a great customer base and a new generation people management suite in the strategic human capital management market — with the ability to serve customers in either an on-demand or on-premise delivery model,” said Carr. “I’m really looking forward to working with Bobby and the team at Saba to further develop field operations and strategic partnerships to support the ongoing needs of our growing global customer base. It’s an exciting time to join the company as organizations of all sizes and industries are increasingly realizing how people management solutions and platforms can help them increase revenues, accelerate performance, reduce costs, mitigate risk and transform the way they compete in today’s global economy.”

About Saba
Founded in 1997, Saba (NASDAQ: SABA) is the premier global provider of strategic human capital management (HCM) software and services. Saba’s people management solutions are used by more than 1,300 organizations and over 17 million end users worldwide. Saba’s solutions increase organizational performance by aligning workforce goals with organizational strategy; developing, managing and rewarding their people; and improving collaboration.

Saba product offerings address all aspects of strategic HCM and are available both on-premise and OnDemand (www.saba.com/products). To ensure long-term customer success, our global services capabilities and partnerships provide strategic consulting, comprehensive implementation services, and ongoing worldwide support.

Saba customers include Alcatel-Lucent; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; BMW; Caterpillar; CEMEX; Cisco Systems; Daimler; Dell; Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu; EDS, an HP company; EMC Corporation; FedEx Office; Insurance Australia Group; Kaiser Permanente; Lockheed Martin; Medtronic; National Australia Bank; Novartis; Petrobras; Procter & Gamble; Renault; Royal Bank of Scotland; Scotiabank; Singapore Ministry of Finance; Sprint; Standard Chartered Bank; Stanford University; Swedbank; Tata Consultancy Services; Wyndham International; Weyerhaeuser; Underwriters Laboratories; and the U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, U.S. Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service, and U.S. Navy.

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Saba has offices on five continents. For more information, please visit www.saba.com or call +1-877-SABA-101 or +1-650-779-2791 .