Business performance software vendor, Hyperion, has appointed Thomas Palmer as director of sales for the company's Australia and New Zealand operations. Palmer, who the company considers one of its top 5 sales executives worldwide, joined Hyperion Solutions in 1999 as strategic account manager in Atlanta. Prior to joining Hyperion, Palmer held senior business development, sales and marketing positions at Cap Gemini Insurance. His experience also includes stints as director of sales & marketing at Business Intelligence and e-business consulting firm Blackstone and Cullen Inc., account manager at National Education Training Group, and business systems consultant with the Atlanta office of Arthur Andersen S.C.