SDL PLC Appointment of Chief Product Officer
14 February 2017 - 6:00PM
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SDL PLC
14 February 2017
SDL Expands Executive Team with New Chief Product Officer
Jim Saunders to lead product strategy and development
WAKEFIELD, MA and MAIDENHEAD, UK - February 14, 2017 - SDL
(LSE:SDL) announced today that Jim Saunders has been appointed as
Chief Product Officer (CPO). This announcement highlights the
company's focus and investment in technology solutions to address
the growing content and translation needs in today's digital world
and their role in the company's strategy.
A veteran of the software industry, Saunders has built and led
best-in-class organizations across three continents for more than
20 years. As CPO, he will oversee product strategy, innovation and
engineering across SDL's entire technology portfolio of language
and content management solutions for enterprises and translators,
helping them along their evolution to the cloud. Saunders will
report to Adolfo Hernandez, CEO, SDL.
"Jim is a proven strategic thinker, capable of bridging the gap
between product development and business teams. He has an excellent
understanding of today's constantly evolving, technology-driven
marketplace and a proven track record in delivering products on
time and to the highest standards," said Hernandez. "With his deep
cloud expertise and track record of attracting and leading
engineering and product management, Jim is ideally qualified to
drive the technical and strategic engines for SDL to ensure that we
continue to meet the needs of SDL customers everywhere, helping
organizations go global faster."
Saunders previously served as executive vice president at Xura,
a merger combining Comverse and Acision. Prior to Xura, he was vice
president of capital markets products at Misys and has also held
senior leadership positions at Cartesis SA, America Online,
Netscape and Apple.
"In today's digital world, there are no borders. With more
content than ever before and an ever-growing need for audiences in
one part of the world to communicate in real-time with others in a
different locale, the opportunity for companies to manage their
content and translate it for their customers is massive," said Jim
Saunders, CPO, SDL. "SDL's product and engineering teams are
recognized leaders in translation productivity, translation
management, content management and Machine Translation. I am
excited to drive product strategy and execution during SDL's next
phase of growth and help further product and cloud innovation,
market growth and customer success."
About SDL
SDL (LSE:SDL) is the global innovator in language translation
technology, services and content management. Over the past 25 years
we've delivered transformative business results by enabling
powerfully nuanced digital experiences with customers around the
world. Are you in the know? Find out why 79 out of the top 100
global brands work with us at SDL.com and follow us on Twitter,
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Contacts:
SDL
Denis Davies, PR Manager
Ddavies@sdl.com
UK enquiries:
FTI Consulting
Emma Appleton
+44 20 3727 1000
Emma.Appleton@FTIConsulting.com
US enquiries:
PAN Communications
Emily Holt / Jenny Radloff
+1 617-502-4300
sdl@pancomm.com
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