The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS™), a membership association for the information services industry, has announced the selection of Mary Sauer-Games, OCLC Vice President of Product Management, as its new Board of Directors President.
Sauer-Games begins a one-year term as Board President, succeeding Chris McCue, Vice President, Marketing, CAS. Sauer-Games was introduced in her new role at the NFAIS 2015 Annual Conference, held February 22-24, 2015 in Arlington, VA.
As Vice President of Product Management at OCLC, Sauer-Games plays an instrumental role in the development of all OCLC products and services around the world. She joined OCLC in September 2014.
Sauer-Games has more than 20 years of experience in publishing, strategic planning, marketing and sales. Before joining OCLC, she was Senior Director at the American Psychological Association, where she managed PsycINFO database products. From 2002 to February 2014, she was Vice President, Product Management, at ProQuest, a leading global information provider. Before that she was Vice President, Product Management, at the Gale Group, a major reference and education publisher of electronic databases. She also previously held positions at Mullen Advertising, Gale Research, Inc., R. L. Polk and Company, and Data Resources, Inc., all in Detroit, Michigan.
Chris McCue will continue as an NFAIS Board Member this year, serving in the role of Immediate Past-President. McCue, Vice President, Marketing, has been with CAS since 1988. She began her career at CAS in the editorial division and has held a variety of positions in marketing, with the majority of her experience in product marketing. Prior to CAS, McCue held supervisory positions as an analytical chemist at Battelle Memorial Institute and Roxanne Labs. She is currently responsible for global marketing of CAS products, including functions such as brand management, promotions, product management, operations and pricing strategies.
