David Pinckard Joins Merant as Vice President of Engineering.Business Editors HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2002 Technology Veteran Further Strengthens Executive Team of Leading Software Configuration and Web Content Management Provider Merant (Nasdaq:MRNT) (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :MRN MRN Motor Racing Network MRN Medical Record Number MRN Magnetic Resonance Neurography MRN Medicare Remittance Notice MRN Matières Radioactives Naturelles MRN Meteorological Rocket Network MRN Manufacturers Resource Network ), a leading provider of software and services that deliver flexible control of code, content and other business-critical assets, today announced the appointment of David Pinckard to the position of vice president of engineering. Pinckard, who has more than 15 years of experience in management, technical and marketing leadership roles, will oversee engineering operations at Merant's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is a city in and county seat of Washington County, Oregon, United States.GR6 The community began in 1842 and was named Hillsborough in 1850, before incorporation in 1876 as Hillsboro. , and the company's development center in the United Kingdom. Pinckard will play a critical role in helping Merant continue to drive innovation in the software configuration management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ) market. Merant's SCM offerings currently include PVCS A popular system of version control and configuration management software from Serena Software, Inc., San Mateo, CA, that runs on DOS, Windows, OS/2 and various Unix platforms. It is widely used on PC-based LANs. Professional(TM), a powerful solution that helps project teams cost-effectively automate and manage development and business projects, and PVCS Dimensions(TM), a tightly integrated change management framework that delivers comprehensive process control, versioning, baseline management, issue management, release management, build management and workflow management. "David has a proven track record of successfully formulating and implementing winning business strategies. His excellent management, marketing and technical skills have allowed him to successfully drive growth in revenue and market share for the technology initiatives he has managed throughout his career. He is a powerful addition to our executive team, and I am confident that he will be instrumental in our continued ability to develop and deliver market-commanding products," commented Stephen King <noinclude></noinclude>
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror and , senior vice president and general manager at Merant. Prior to joining Merant, Pinckard was a founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Upright Systems, a provider of technology and services for managing best-of-breed applications deployments, which was founded in 1999. Previously, he held numerous executive management positions at Tektronix, Inc., most recently as vice president and general manager of the Network Displays Division. Pinckard also served as Tektronix' vice president of worldwide engineering in the Video Networking Division as well as vice president and general manager of Tektronix' Storage and Networking Division. While leading the Storage and Networking organization, he supervised the introduction of a new line of video servers, which within two years achieved a tenfold increase in revenue and gained 80 percent market share. Pinckard holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies Degree in Business as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. . He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. About Merant Merant's software and services give companies the most flexible control of code, content and workflow, enabling them to better view, track, protect and re-use these business-critical assets. More than 90 of the Fortune 100 companies rely on Merant's cost-effective solutions to automate business processes, significantly boosting productivity, visibility and overall ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . For more information, please visit www.merant.com. Merant, PVCS Dimensions and PVCS Professional are trademarks of Merant. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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