Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has been organised into strategic business units designed to provide strong, clear focus on customer needs. Chief Executive Officer Kurt Sanford, who joined the company in July 2011, created the new, agile structure consisting of six business units, led by seasoned, proven executives.
Rod Gauvin, Senior Vice President and General Manager, will head ProQuest Information Solutions and will be responsible for all library markets. Gauvin joined the company in March 2001 and brings more than 30 years of information industry experience in reference, professional, trade, and educational publishing to his role at ProQuest. He is active in library and community organisations such as the United Way and is a member of the 2011-2012 Executive Board for the American Library Association's ALTAFF division.
Tim Wahlberg, Senior Vice President and General Manager of ProQuest Corporate Market Solutions, will lead the corporate market business, including ProQuest Dialog and also heads up the enterprise-wide strategy and business development function. Wahlberg joined ProQuest earlier this year from Thomson Reuters, where he held a variety of strategy and operating roles.
Michael Gersch will continue in his role as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Serials Solutions while now also overseeing ProQuest's affiliated business, Bowker. Together these businesses will comprise ProQuest Workflow Solutions and will focus on opportunities to collaborate around discovery, data aggregation, and analysis services.
Rich LaFauci, Senior Vice President and General Manager of ProQuest Research Solutions, will lead the consumer business as well as product brands RefWorks and the recently launched Pivot for research development professionals. Prior to joining ProQuest, LaFauci led the Technology Capability team for Digitas, directing teams who brought interactive experiences to life and who created the systems to operate and optimize marketing campaigns and programs. He has more than two decades of experience building and marketing customer applications and managing the underlying technology.
Kevin Sayar, President and General Manager of ebrary, has led the company from its conception in 1999 to its current position as a leading e-book provider to libraries worldwide. Sayar will continue to focus on building the high-growth business through the development of innovative research technologies and flexible acquisition models.
Boe Horton, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of ProQuest East Asia, will continue his focus on developing products and services for customers in that region. Prior to joining ProQuest in 2007, Horton was chief operating officer and general manager of CSA and held a variety of other executive roles in global sales, marketing, product development and editorial operations at other organizations.
Rounding out the executive team reporting to Mr. Sanford are Phil Evans, Chief Financial Officer; Kevin Norris, General Counsel and Senior Vice President Global Content Alliance; Simon Beale, Senior Vice President Global Sales and Training; and Lynda James-Gilboe, Senior Vice President Enterprise Marketing and Customer Care. Sy Inwentarz is serving as Interim Chief Information Officer and Jill Hutton is Interim Head of Human Resources.
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