Cision announces changes to its Executive Committee
After two years as Chief Executive Officer for Cision Europe, Cision Executive Committee member Peter Granat will return to the US to assume the new role as President & Chief Operating Officer for Cision North America, effective January 1, 2011.
Yann Blandy, currently Senior Vice President Business Development for Cision Europe will succeed Peter Granat as Chief Executive Officer for Cision Europe. Yann has been with Cision since 2006 and led the turnaround of Cision’s Nordic operations in 2009. Yann will continue to be based in Stockholm.
“Following the great progress we have made with our restructuring of Cision Europe led by Peter Granat, we’re delighted to have Peter back at Cision North America, which today represents 70% of our global business. As President and COO Peter’s special focus will be on accelerating Cision’s innovation leadership in the global PR software market. We’re equally delighted to ensure seamless transition at Cision Europe as Yann Blandy has been actively involved in it since 2006”, says Hans Gieskes, Chief Executive Officer of the Cision Group.
As per January 1st the Cision Executive Committee will thus consist of:
Hans Gieskes, Cision AB Group President & CEO
Erik Forsberg, Cision AB Group EVP & CFO
Joe Bernardo, CEO Cision North America
Peter Granat, President & COO Cision North America
Yann Blandy, CEO Cision Europe
For further information, please contact:
Hans Gieskes, CEO and President, telephone +46 (0)8 507 410 11
E-mail: hans.gieskes@cision.com
Erik Forsberg, CFO, telephone +46 (0)8 507 410 91
E-mail: erik.forsberg@cision.com
Cision AB (publ)
P O Box 24194, SE-104 51 Stockholm, Sweden
Telephone: +46 (0)8 507 410 00
http://corporate.cision.com
Cision empowers businesses to make better decisions and improve performance through its CisionPoint software solutions for corporate communication and PR professionals. Powered by local experts with global reach, Cision delivers relevant media information, targeted distribution, media monitoring, and precise media analysis. Cision has offices in Europe, North America and Asia, and has partners in 125 countries. Cision AB is quoted on the Nordic Exchange with a turnover of SEK 1.5 billion in 2009.
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