Anaqua Press Release
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Anaqua Board Names Priya Iyer President
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Former Chief Operating Officer Lead Record 2007 Growth
Boston, March 27, 2008 — Anaqua, a leading provider of intellectual asset management (IAM) software and services to global companies, has named Priya Iyer President. Ms. Iyer, who previously served Anaqua as Chief Operating Officer since joining the firm in June 2005, comes off of a highly successful year that saw firm revenues more than double.
“For the past three years, Priya has provided the leadership and broad knowledge of software products and services and intellectual property management that enabled Anaqua to rise to the leadership position in IAM solutions,” said Paul DiGiammarino, Anaqua Chief Executive Officer. “She has the expertise, talent and drive to sustain growth and move Anaqua further forward.”
“Anaqua is ready to move into the next phase of our growth,” said Ms. Iyer. “While we have achieved a great deal, we are only just beginning to grow and achieve the Global 1000 and middle market penetration that we are capable of. I am delighted to be given the opportunity to grow the company and expand the excellent management team we have built.”
Prior to joining Anaqua she was Senior Vice President, Operations & Delivery at Steelpoint Technologies, the market leader in electronic discovery and litigation support solutions. Steelpoint was acquired by Zantaz, which was recently acquired by Autonomy (LSE:AUTN). Earlier in her career Ms. Iyer, who lives in Wellesley, MA, held management positions with Agency.com, AT&T Bell Labs and Westinghouse Tata. Ms. Iyer holds an MBA from the MIT’s Sloan School of Management, where she was a Fellow in the program for Innovation and Global Leadership. She also holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in engineering.
During her tenure as COO, Anaqua secured and significantly expanded such clients as Microsoft, The Coca-Cola Company, Qualcomm, Philips semiconductor spinout, NXP, and Kimberly-Clark. Ms. Iyer has spoken before entrepreneurial groups at the Harvard Business School WSA HBS Conference on Web 2.0 Technologies and their impact on business and product strategy. She also has spoken at MIT Sloan School of Management’s Sloan Fellow Program. Ms. Iyer recently addressed the class of 2008 on business climate, innovation and strategies for success.
In a separate announcement, Jack Morgan, was named by Ms. Iyer as Vice President of Client Services, a position which reports to her. Mr. Morgan’s responsibilities include professional services, hosting and support. Previously, he was VP Information Technology at M|C Communications, a medical education provider. Prior to that, he held a senior position at AGENCY.COM Ltd., an Internet, interactive television and mobile business professional services firm that provides business models for interactive businesses.
About Anaqua
Anaqua’s software helps leading companies grow and protect company value with an advanced, flexible IAM solution used by more than 20,000 users in 100+ countries to manage more than $500 billion in intellectual assets. Companies have saved tens of millions of dollars in annual IAM costs with Anaqua, while increasing licensing revenue, return on R&D and improving alignment of IA with business goals. The ANAQUA IAM solution supports the full IA lifecycle from idea to monetization for all IA categories, including inventions, patents, trade secrets, brands and trademarks. Clients include BAT, Ford, Kimberly-Clark, Microsoft, NXP Semiconductors, Diageo, Eastman Chemical and The Coca-Cola Company. Anaqua is headquartered in Boston, MA, and has a European head office in London. For additional information please visit http://www.anaqua.com
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