Karen Tegan Padir Named Chief Technology Officer; John Goodson Named
Chief Product Officer
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Progress
Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) today announced the appointment
of Karen Tegan Padir as chief technology officer and John Goodson as
chief product officer.
As Chief Technology Officer, Padir, a Progress senior vice president and
20-year software industry veteran will be responsible for defining and
delivering the company's technology strategy, innovation and vision,
reporting to president and Chief Executive Officer Phil Pead. As Chief
Product Officer, Goodson, a Progress senior vice president and
well-known data integration expert and author will lead all product
development, product management and product marketing functions, and
also report to Pead.
Padir joined Progress Software in September 2012 as senior vice
president and business line executive for application development, the
company's largest product line. Under her leadership, the Progress®
OpenEdge® development platform was revitalized and major new
versions incorporating advanced mobile and business rules capabilities
introduced. She also played a key role in the company's recent
acquisition of Rollbase Inc., whose technology is a key component of the
newly announced Progress Pacific™ platform-as-a-service. Padir succeeds
John Bates, who will be leaving the company as part of the recently
announced divestiture of the Progress® Apama®
solution.
Goodson joined Progress Software in 2003 and has previously served as
the general manager of both the DataDirect and Enterprise Business
Systems divisions within Progress. Under his leadership, Progress®
DataDirect® has grown into a leading provider of connectivity
technologies. In his role as senior vice president of products, he was
instrumental in the development of the new Pacific platform and
responsible for an increased focus on data connectivity technologies
offered as-a-service through Progress DataDirect®.
Executive Quote:
Phil Pead, president and CEO, at Progress, said, "The IT industry is
undergoing a major transformation and Progress is at the forefront of
this cloud, social and mobile revolution with our new Pacific platform
and its innovative application development technologies. Karen and John
have played major roles in setting our current strategy and bring a
wealth of industry experience to their new roles. I am confident that
they will continue to provide the strategic vision and drive execution
as we unify our focus, expand our offerings and tackle new market
opportunities."
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global software
company that simplifies the development, deployment and management of
business applications on-premise or in the cloud, on any platform or
device, to any data source, with enhanced performance, minimal IT
complexity and low total cost of ownership. Progress Software can be
reached at www.progress.com or
1-781-280-4000.
Follow Progress Software on Twitter: @ProgressSW
Progress, Pacific, DataDirect and OpenEdge are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Progress Software Corporation or one of its subsidiaries
or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other names contained
herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Press Contacts:
Progress Software
Rick Lacroix, +1
781-280-4604
rlacroix@progress.com
or
Investor
Contact
Progress Software
Tom Barth, +1 781-280-4135
tobarth@progress.com
Source: Progress Software Corporation
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