CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2012--
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) today announced that Mike
Morhardt will be joining the company as chief sales officer.
Morhardt has 20 years of experience leading sales organizations in the
information services business. He was most recently managing director
for the Gerson Lehrman Group. Before that, he spent 14 years at Gartner,
where he headed the company’s Americas sales organization and worldwide
event sales team.
“Mike has demonstrated the ability to build high-performing,
cost-effective sales organizations marked by their accountability and
operational excellence,” said George F. Colony, Forrester’s chairman and
chief executive officer. “He is a seasoned and disciplined executive and
an influential process improvement leader who has expertise in systems
upgrades, training and onboarding, and packaging and pricing.”
“I have tremendous respect for the Forrester brand, and I look forward
to working with the management team to make an immediate impact on the
organization,” said Morhardt.
Morhardt starts in his new position on November 12, 2012.
About Forrester Research
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) is an independent research
company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global
leaders in business and technology. Forrester works with professionals
in 17 roles at major companies providing proprietary research, customer
insight, consulting, events, and peer-to-peer executive programs. For
more than 29 years, Forrester has been making IT, marketing, and
technology industry leaders successful every day. For more information,
visit www.forrester.com.
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Source: Forrester Research, Inc.
Forrester Research, Inc.
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Vice
President, Corporate Communications
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